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ACSI research outlines guidelines to assessing Modern Slavery risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... basis of practical guidance for companies and investors "to assess their exposure to modern slavery and aid them in reporting under the new Modern Slavery Act 2018." The Modern Slavery Act 2018 came into effect as of the beginning of 2019 and will require ...

Human rights, trust, climate risk top sustainability agenda for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... Black, partner, Deloitte From a legislative perspective, one of the big changes for Australian businesses will be more reporting on human rights exposures. Australian businesses in 2019 will have to provide more transparency into their human rights obligations. ...

ACCR planning to lodge resolutions at Santos, Woodside Petroleum AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... them in early December, and are seeking a follow-up meeting ASAP," Gocher said. "We know that in terms of their own reporting, Woodside haven't been explicit in what [targets] are included in their reporting, whereas Santos has been more explicit. Santos ...

Teachers Mutual Bank receives RIAA certification for products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... RIAA Certification means that the products meet critieria for responsible lending and bank activities, disclosures and reporting. Teachers Mutual Bank notes that the certification could generate more than $3.5 billion of socially responsible investment ...

IOSCO releases statement on ESG-related disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... including the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), CDP, the Global Reporting Initiative and Integrated Reporting as other frameworks to disclose ESG issues. "IOSCO encourages issuers to consider the ...

SASB Foundation appoints Marc Siegel to SASB Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... litigation support. "I am excited for the opportunity to serve on SASB and to bring my passion for improving corporate reporting. SASB's commitment to robust engagement with all members of the reporting landscape and due process have set the stage for ...

Investors discuss reporting on risks via Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... numbers will increase when the Australian Modern Slavery Act comes into force. It is too early to know what the exact reporting requirements from the Modern Slavery Act will look like, Carlsson-Sweeny noted. Reporting on modern slavery risks through ...

Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... right answer on how to do impact measurement, and we keep getting better at it every year." SVA started assessing and reporting on social impact using the IRIS metrics such as jobs created or dwellings for people with disability built. However, those ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... global business disclosures pertaining to human rights, "with a view to supporting a better understanding of the state of reporting on specific topics." The deep dive found that 63% of the WBCSD member organisations analysed consider human rights as ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... higher disclosed price would have had a significant impact on its business planning, investment decisions and financial reporting, CCLI said. The claim also alleges that in response to investor demands for scenario analysis, ExxonMobil made material ...