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Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... the new site will be live in the new year." Put together, these moves signal that retailers are responding to multi-stakeholder approaches to engaging with companies on their potential social risks, said Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior research analyst ...

Video Panel: Ethical Investments: Design and Communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Ethical Investments: Design and Communication from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The Sustainability Report moderated this live panel debate in Sydney on the investment decision-making behind ethical financial products in the areas of superannuation ...

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... drive integrated thinking. The report is an output, not an overall objective. The overall objective is informed by stakeholder perspective. If that top-level governance body that oversees the business isn't turning its mind to the integrated report ...

More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
More than 80% of leading Australian companies report in the area of corporate responsibility, according to KPMG. KPMG has issued its 8 th Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting a global analysis of 4,100 companies. Overall, 82% of Australian companies ...

Co-operatives "have role to play" in public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Co-operatives and mutuals have "a clear role" to play in the delivery of public services, according to a report commissioned by the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) and bankmecu. Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy of BCCM) ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) have published a set of Global Stewardship Principles for its funds management business. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM The Global Stewardship Principles are compliant ...

GRI, RAFI to collaborate on human rights reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... on their implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). RAFI is an open, multi-stakeholder consultative group that is facilitated by a project team comprised of Shift, Mazars, and the Human Rights Resource Centre for ...

Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Net Balance is calling on the Australian government to adopt a co-benefits approach to carbon offset projects as a way to revive investment in projects. In a new report, Benefiting from co benefits in Australia, Net Balance advocates that Australia ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... when we measure against the KPIs, there will be a slightly different attitude." Education is key to gaining internal stakeholder approval for CSV strategies, Cobourn said. "It's all about education," she said. "It's an interesting discussion when we ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Owners Disclosure Project and Amanda Keogh of Fuji Xerox have been appointed to the Global Reporting Initiative's Stakeholder Council. Poulter, executive director of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, will be a representative for the investment institutions ...