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Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Government organisations are not effectively communicating sustainability-related issues to stakeholders, according to a survey of Australian-based sustainability management personnel, consultants and commentators. Stephen Hale According to the survey ...

Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... advisers; water industry regulators, water managers, including environmental water managers and water service providers; stakeholders with water-related interest; and water industry consultants. "[The MCA Water Accounting Standard] is flexible enough ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... of "getting a handle" on sustainability information, while the AA1000AS standard was aimed at providing external stakeholders with confidence as to the reliability of sustainability information. Graphic courtesy of Net Balance Foundation and ACCA Woodhouse ...

Fiona Reynolds to take PRI managing director role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... at PRI. "In running an association, [I have learned] how to deal with members - you've got a number of members and stakeholders and they're not always aligned," she said. "I've also learned how to be an effective advocate for your sector, how to communicate ...

ACCSR: Governance and transparency material issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Stakeholders are asking for more transparency from sustainability reports, particularly around governance issues, according to research from the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Reporting (ACCSR). Leeora Black ACCSR has issued a report, Materiality ...

Christian Super engaging with companies on African assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... sourcing phosphate rock from Western Sahara, after more than three years of engagement with Christian Super and other stakeholders. Since 2009, Christian Super and other parties have spoken with Wesfarmers on the issue of sourcing phosphate rock from ...

Wesfarmers engagement leads to phosphate sourcing change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... sourcing phosphate rock from Western Sahara, after more than three years of engagement with Christian Super and other stakeholders, the superannuation fund has reported. Since 2009, Christian Super and other parties have spoken with Wesfarmers on the ...

AfricaSIF to survey ESG integration into African investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Sullivan, RisCura, and SinCo. "This evidence-based research of investment trends put into the public domain will help all stakeholders figure out 'where to from here' for sustainable development in Africa," said Graham Sinclair, president of AfricaSIF.org ...

Carol Adams named director of secretariat for AA1000 series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... initially on developing a strategy for the independent AA1000 Standards through broad engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders, and establishing further working groups and with the guidance of the Standards Board," according to AccountAbility. ...

Stockland publishes integrated 2012 annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting. Integrated reporting is a framework to present financial and non-financial information for investors' and stakeholders' analysis. Stockland reported that underlying profit was AU$676.1m, down 7% for the 2012 fiscal year, and underlying earnings ...