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GRI, federal government, announce Pacific partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... experiencing significant growth, and it is important for foreign investors and governments to know that environmental and social impacts are being taken into account," said Michael Meehan, GRI chief executive. "We'll be working to help businesses grow ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... companies will be how to apply legal requirements for adequate disclosure of material economic, environmental and social impacts. "One of the key points is that if you look at sustainability reports and if you look at materiality sections within sustainability ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... said. "We've provided funding to acquire the property, which will provide trainees with on the job experience. The social impacts to the project are the traineeships and improved local employment for people who have struggled to get into the mainstream ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... threat to businesses located within their municipalities, with impacts on property, capital, infrastructure and social impacts to communities, according to research from CDP. CDP has published Protecting Our Capita l, in conjunction with AECOM and the ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Australians want their super funds invested in well managed companies which are making positive environmental and social impacts, or that avoid investments which harm the community," O'Connor said. "Anything less runs contrary to the basic expectations ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... organisations that use the GRI guidelines to provide disclosures and indicators on economic, environmental and social impacts that are material to their business. "There has clearly been a shift in the discussion," he said. "It is no longer only about ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... organisations that use the GRI guidelines to provide disclosures and indicators on economic, environmental and social impacts that are material to their business. "One of the key benefits of the new G4 Guidelines is their redefined focus on disclosure ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Brandweiner noted that companies are increasingly being made to take responsibility for their environmental and social impacts through regulation, taxation, fines, higher insurance premiums, and compensation claims, which has a flow-on impact on the ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... "progress ongoing". Looking ahead, NAB will start using social return on investment (SROI) metrics to measure the social impacts of their programs in financial inclusion and supporting economic and social development in their partnerships with Indigenous ...

Environmental, operating risk to unconventional oil projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... and Brazil over the last four years." Statoil and BG are best positioned to manage associated environmental and social impacts, while Reuter and Sasarean said they have concerns about BP and Chevron, noting that BP and Chevron's "high risk exposure to ...