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ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... previous environmental work. "What we were calling out in the report was the difference between traditional stakeholder engagement where a company may set up a shopfront in the town to engage with the local community, and now, where you may be hearing ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... coalition would be meeting with to raise concerns on consumer leasing standards. Walsh also noted that the stakeholder engagement coalition also believes that there is a stronger likelihood of increased government regulation of the payday lending sector. ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... insurance industries reported, ACCSR said. In terms of priorities for the year ahead, respondents identified stakeholder engagement - both within and outside of the organisation - as their biggest priority, consistent with past years. "Stakeholder engagement ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... community opposition to power plants and infrastructure project, yet the sector as a whole lacks advanced stakeholder engagement programs. "If we think about community programs, for instance, if we are thinking about this surge of demand we're seeing ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... similarities exceed the differences," said GRI Director Services Asthildur Hjaltadottir. "By conducting stakeholder engagement as outlined in the GRI Guidelines reporters can communicate effectively to investors as well as their other stakeholder groups." ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting and performance, with focus on executive decisions, plans and policies, performance measurement and stakeholder engagement. GRESB noted that this year's overall higher score is mainly driven by an increase in the implementation and measurement ...

ACCSR: Australian CSR integration is too little, too slow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... University, asked respondents to assess their organsations' CSR management capabilities based on four areas - stakeholder engagement, stakeholder dialogue, integrating stakeholder value, and social accountability. The combined average score for respondents ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... 96% for operational risks and 91%, and CDP listed responses as including management plans, monitoring, stakeholder engagement and emergency response planning. "It is encouraging that for those companies that did report on water risks, many did report ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... lead in corporate responsibility are linking sustainability progress with remuneration and have strong stakeholder engagement on sustainability, according to the Business in the Community (BITC) 2014 Corporate Responsibility Index. BITC have released ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... be impacted by operational activities." In 2014, New Forests will work on internal initiatives to deepen stakeholder engagement down the supply chain and work on further integration of the sustainability strategy with the business strategy, Hanlon said. ...