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G4 to transition to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... accepted sustainability reporting standards," GRI said. The transition will enhance the global comparability, usability and quality of sustainability information. "GRI Standards will provide tremendous benefits to businesses, governments and stakeholders ...

Sustainability reporting improving, room to grow: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Companies are improving the effectiveness of their non-financial reporting, but they need to improve the quality of disclosures for sustainability reporting to reach its full potential, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ...

Queensland government approves Clare Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... appealed by a local sugar cane harvesting and milling company, Wilmar Sugar, on the grounds that the farm would take up good quality agricultural land. Trad flagged the state government's "call in" in July, and made her decision based on consultation ...

Draft Low Carbon Transport Standard issued for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... primarily to transport fossil fuels; electric, hydrogen or hybrid vehicle projects; cycling and bicycle infrastructure; high quality Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems; technologies that allow new low carbon behaviour such as car clubs or bike sharing ...

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... this into the market," Dr Chioatto said. "After the first version, we're going to start seeing greater consistency in the quality of disclosure in the market, then companies will be held to account by a process of comparison. If you do a bad job, you're ...

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... powerful man-made force on the planet, must create value for society, not just shareholders. B Corporations create higher quality jobs and improve the quality of life in communities. And, as the movement grows, it has become an increasingly powerful ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has launched a fund strategy that integrates their proprietary Northern Trust Quality Score (NTQS) with ESG rankings to create equity portfolios that optimise for both attributes. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Guidelines formally come into effect." While the majority of ASX companies in this sector disclosure information, the quality of the disclosure is a concern - 58% of ASX200 financials companies practice moderate or good disclosure, "well below the 87% ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... ambitions to reduce carbon-intensive energy demand," said Paul Simpson, chief executive officer at CDP. "Access to high quality information is essential for the management of these risks." The FRC is the UK's independent regulator for corporate governance ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... includes climate change considerations. Northern Trust recently released a research paper outlining the Northern Trust World Quality Low Carbon solution, which uses their proprietary Northern Trust Quality Score (NTQS) to construct low carbon portfolios. ...