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Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... and by the way, as a no added cost option, you get better outcomes. If you like, the interest of a broad group of stakeholders is quite aligned." Part of the new approach includes integrating into consideration the pricing of externalities, which Towers ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... financial inclusion into business operations, including better engaging with employees. "The strong view of external stakeholders, and most ANZ employees and senior executives participating in this review, is that ANZ's community investment in financial ...

Integrated reporting a tool to telling value creation story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... challenge for the integrated reporting project leader is to get buy-in and ensure involvement from all the main internal stakeholders. There needs to be 'one view' of the business and consensus on one set of material issues that need to be addressed ...

Sustainability reports a driver of action and engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... external parties such as investors the opportunity to assess a company's performance to long term goals, and provides stakeholders with an opportunity to engage with the process of achieving sustainable targets, said panellists participating in a discussion ...

Investors alert to possible Metcash poker machine move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... organisation GetUp, and a federal senator, demonstrating that the issue of poker machines and problem gambling is clearly on stakeholders minds, and they are willing to engage with corporations on the subject. Metcash is a wholesale distribution and ...

IIRC appoints Peter Bakker deputy chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... only to change the way they think and behave, they also need a new language to communicate with investors and other stakeholders to show how they are creating and preserving value. is the language of sustainable business." Bakker was recognised with ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... with institutional investors, superannuation funds and other institutions should be prepared to face questions from stakeholders including civil society groups and members about their investment decisions. With There are 34 Australian asset owners that ...

IIRC releases outline to integrated reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... summarising the framework's purpose, principles and how organisations can use it. The outline is intended to inform stakeholders of the integrated reporting framework as it is developed. It indicates that the framework is split into two parts - part ...

Global Reporting Initiative G4 draft out for public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... comment is invited from 25 June to 25 September. Focal Point Australia for its part will host three workshops for stakeholders to discuss the draft document, said Lena Geraghty, network manager for Focal Point Australia at GRI. "It's an opportunity for ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 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. AWAS will be able to be used by corporations to report ...