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Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... logging legislation that's coming in," Stanton said. "There's the EU Timber Regulation that's been in place in the [European Union] for the past 18 months, the Australian Illegal Logging Prohibition Act came into effect around 12 months ago and the due ...

Push to focus on tax reform, transparency as part of G20

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... working towards adopting a G7 initiative requiring mining companies to disclose payments it makes to governments. The European Union has also put in place amendments into the Transparency and Accounting Directive. The amendments to the Transparency and ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Parliament approved the measure earlier this week. In order to pass into law, the measure must now be approved by the European Union Member States in the European Council, which is expected to happen in the coming weeks. "I am pleased that the European ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... although if the CPM is abolished, the proposed link between the Australian emissions trading scheme (ETS) and the European Union's ETS would be severed. The exact breakdown of the types of native trees on the land is "confidential", Harris said, but ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... credits to be generated and then sold overseas, although again, the proposed link between the Australian ETS and the European Union's ETS would be severed when the CPM was abolished. The ERF is designed to reward projects that achieve abatement with ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... in the draft legislation, liable entities will be able to use eligible international emissions units - including European Union Allowances (EUAs) and eligible Kyoto units from 1 July 2014, and the 50% limit on the use of eligible international emissions ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... litigating against transparency, I think we have to unpack that." Extractive companies that are listed on US and European Union stock exchanges will have to start disclosing payments as part of their public reporting as part of the US Dodd-Frank Act ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate. Extractive companies that are listed on US and European Union stock exchanges will have to start disclosing payments as part of their public reporting as part of the US Dodd-Frank Act ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... the ESG information stipulated in the new directive, according to the European Commission. Members states of the European Union have introduced disclosure requirements which go beyond the standards in the Fourth Company Law Directive - the European Commission ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... current position is "conservative", compared to some international law reform in progress. ACSI pointed to a proposed European Union directive on gender diversity that would see women holding 40% of board positions by 2020. At the current pace of board ...