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IIRC, GISR agree to collaborate on integrated standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting that encompasses financial and non-financial drivers of risk and value. GISR is "focused on driving increased transparency and effectiveness of sustainability ratings. It is working to mesh financial and sustainability information into a holistic ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... of 3,500 disclosures in 2014 alone, CDP added. "With a growing number of investment groups and customers requiring transparency in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), it becomes even more critical for organizations to participate in ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... of assurance is beyond the range of ASX 100 companies or government departments. Indigenous Australia deserves the transparency and accountability. If companies are going to enhance their brand and reputation by committing to closing the gap or reconciliation ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... our last conference last year, which was held in Berlin, we released a declaration to shift the industry towards transparency, diversity and sustainability in banking," Walsh said. "I think the first take-away from this year is to continue to look at ...

Push continues for Australia to adopt mining payment regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... increasing the focus on seeing a similar regime introduced here. Last week, a multi-stakeholder Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group sent its report to the government, following Prime Minister Stephen Harper's June 2013 announcement that Canada ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... advice from issuers, investors and other engaged thought leaders and NGOs. Our overarching goal was to encourage transparency and disclosure. With that as our focus, we think the Principles will help enable investor decision making, bolster investor ...

Paladin Energy, Swala Energy join EITI Supporting Companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Energy and Swala Energy and seven other oil, mining and gas companies have recently joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as supporting companies. According to the EITI, 85 companies around the world have become EITI Supporting ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Kmart's decision to publish the locations of its supplier factories in Bangladesh has been welcomed as a new level of transparency around supply chain risk. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Target, which, like Kmart, is owned by Wesfarmers, will follow ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Project (AODP). AODP recently released its 2013-2014 Global Climate Investment Index, which evaluates asset owners on transparency, risk management, investment chain alignment, active ownership and low-carbon investment and then ranks them from AAA to ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... unquestionably, transformation of buildings by retrofits and refurbishment. But the second way is through complete transparency in our portfolios. All of our data is available online and you can get information on every single building in terms of energy ...