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IIRC releases outline to integrated reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... globally. We are committed to a transparent process as we develop the first draft of the framework and we welcome stakeholder thoughts on the overall structure of the framework we set out in today's document." The IIRC also announced that a prototype ...

Solomon Islands implement EITI payment disclosure standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... payments from its extractives sector. The Solomon Islands has established Solomon Islands Extractive Industries National Stakeholder Group (SIEINSG) that will oversee implementation of the EITI. According to EITI, civil society organisations in the Solomon ...

Global Reporting Initiative G4 draft out for public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published an exposure draft of the new G4 framework, and has opened it up for public feedback. The G4 framework is focused on five main areas - boundary, application levels, governance and remuneration, supply ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The development of an Australian water accounting standard means that companies will be able to provide disclosure about water rights and obligations in a financially meaningful fashion, at a time when Australian companies are coming under scrutiny ...

Countries join to push sustainability reporting post Rio+20

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
The governments of Brazil, Denmark, France and South Africa have joined in an initiative to commit to corporate sustainability reporting, in support of paragraph 47 of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development's outcome document. The four governments ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Environmental upgrade financing vehicles in the City of Melbourne have funded AU$4.9m in energy and emissions efficiency retrofit programs and are projected to save 5350 tonnes of CO2-e emissions per year, according to the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. ...

IIRC to publish integrated reporting framework in 2013

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) will focus on four main themes in developing its integrated reporting framework - the definition of integrated reporting, its target audience, the concept of value and the timing of the framework's ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Only 14% of ASX200 companies have formal policies addressing labour and human rights issues, despite the index's heavy weighting towards sectors with high frequency and/or severity of labour and human rights controversies, according to a new report ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Listed media companies are impacted by ethical and governance issues as well as industry-wide disruptive innovations, and investors should research carefully to avoid potential value traps, according to AMP Capital. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny The media sector ...

Australia in top ten for GRI sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... approaches and performance related to content creation and dissemination. It was developed according to the GRI's multi-stakeholder process, with 23 experts from media companies and stakeholder institutions participating in the working group. The development ...