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Fourth Carbon Farming Initiative methodology approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... opportunities for entities in support of the Carbon Farming Futures program. The government has allocated a total of AU$429m over six years to fund research, development and demonstration of emissions reductions technologies, according to Norton Rose. ...

ASX50 companies slow to adopt integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... to the study, Adoption of integrated reporting in the ASX 50, nine companies achieved a score of 70% and above, ranked on six aspects of operations that would be affected should an organisation adopted an integrated report. But 30 companies in the ASX50 ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... should disclose any substantial holdings within the portfolio. That information should be up on the website and updated every six months. There could be a six-week lag to get the information up there, so that if there is confidential information, you ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... environment. The Office of Environment and Heritage recently extended the NABERS rating scale from a maximum of five stars to six stars to reflect the increased efficiency of Australian commercial properties. EUAs will provide a lending pool of AU$200m ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... some reporting frameworks." More than half the ASX 100 companies scored less than 10% on average across all categories. Only six scored 40% and above and only three scored more than 50%. "Social disclosure [is] generally a lot lower than upstream environmental ...

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... maintaining a responsible investment framework," Berrutti said. "It includes four different focus areas, aligned with the PRI's six principles - our investment managers and how we make investment decisions, and incorporating ESG. The second area is around ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Office, the Carbon Disclosure Project and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR). The prototype was developed over six months and included a public consultation period and input from industry experts including the International Finance Corporation ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... series of interviews, documentation review and relevant external research, the group split their related material issues into six categories - business conduct, Mirvac people, external stakeholders, environmental impact, product responsibility and supply ...

Global Reporting Initiative calls for G4 public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... reporting. G4 will be based on current guidelines, but will also be shaped to reflect the needs for reporting over the next six to eight years, said Nelmara Arbex, GRI deputy chief executive. "Should companies be required to report on a globally defined ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... some reporting frameworks." More than half the ASX 100 companies scored less than 10% on average across all categories. Only six scored 40% and above and only three scored more than 50%. "This may be an indication that the concept of supply chain sustainability ...