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GRI opens comment on anti-corruption, GHG guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... guidelines bring GRI's framework more in line with the GHG Protocol, a set of standards jointly released by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the ISO 14064 standard produced by the International ...

Sustainability reports a driver of action and engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... stewardship aren't important - that's core, that's a foundation stone. When I was with the public sector we're basically using resources forcibly collected, and we're rationing them against excess demand and making decisions in the public interest. It's ...

ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... as the most relevant type of extra-financial information, while 64% of respondents said that information on natural resources is very relevant to analysis of companies. Social and community information ranked lower - 52% of respondents say the information ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... biggest role of appointing the CEO. In terms of executive remuneration with the small companies - they don't have the resources that the larger companies do to structure their remuneration. They're more focused on getting going, and then they find that ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... useful, in terms of scenario analysis and the impact of volatility and also risk/return analysis around allocating to more resources to alternatives to look at the impact on a portfolio, and what does it mean over time and so on and so forth. There is ...

Government launches coal mining abatement package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Mining Abatement Technology Support Package, aimed at developing technologies and processes to aid the coal industry. Resources Minister Martin Ferguson The package provides funding for three areas of development - research, development and demonstration ...

Solomon Islands implement EITI payment disclosure standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... verification of company payments and government revenues from oil, gas, and mining. The Solomon Islands has mineral and energy resources, with potential mineral deposits of copper, gold, zinc, bauxite, and nickel have been identified in Guadalcanal ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Decision-making, which looks at global issues facing government, business and the broader community around managing water resources. The book was jointly funded and commissioned by the main accounting bodies in Australia - CPA Australia and the Institute ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... deal with are fairly well prepared for the carbon pricing scheme," said Grant Anderson, a partner in the energy and resources group at law firm Allens. "They have spent a lot of effort in terms of determining which entity within a corporate group is ...

CDP: water a substantial risk to ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... manager has importance part to play in their ability to retain their license to operate and gain access to future mineral resources." Of the companies that responded, 91% had good overall awareness of water risks within direct operations, but only 68% ...