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Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... management capabilities, as ranked by their employees. The CSR Top 10 in Australia are Abergeldie, Deloitte, Ebm-papst A&NZ, KPMG, NAB, PwC, South32, WaterAid, Westpac and Yarra Valley Water. The CSR Top 3 in New Zealand were Bank of New Zealand, Toyota ...

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) risks by ASX-listed companies is varied, with some companies not complying and coming up short. KPMG has analysed the disclosures of listed companies against the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... identifying and curbing aggressive tax planning and practices, as well as modernising the international tax systems, according to a KPMG briefing. Other countries have moved to increased transparency regimes, and are sharing tax information across taxation ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... degrees of pre-industrial levels," said Chi Woo Chi Woo, partner, advisory, climate change and sustainability services at KPMG Australia. "... [In order to meet those commitments] there is a huge amount of dependency on corporate success and buy-in to ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... investment (SROI) of their business activities and integrating those metrics and analysis into their business strategies. Chi Woo, KPMG Australia partner Last week, Mirvac Group announced it developed a framework and tool to measure social return on ...

Mirvac launches social return on investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... costs, and up to $493 from the value of reduced crime across Mirvac developments. Mirvac has developed its framework with KPMG. The SROI framework will assist Mirvac in measuring and improving investments in four areas that are tied to their "This Changes ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
KPMG Australia has launched a supplier code of conduct to engage its first-tier suppliers in promoting lawful, professional and fair practice. Kaushik Sridhar, national manager corporate citizenship, KPMG Australia The code will cover all first-tier ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... The Sustainability Report that environmental and human rights concerns will feature highly on the agenda in 2016. Chi Woo, KPMG Australia partner Meanwhile, experts also note that the ideas encompassed within sustainability disciplines mesh neatly with ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... security and the value that is created by creating secure spaces is the subject of research that Mirvac is conducting with KPMG. KPMG is assessing the social return on investment in how good developments and design can reduce crime and costs and impacts ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... and transparency are increasingly being seen as both social and governance issues by companies, according to a briefing by KPMG's international tax experts. Greg Wiebe, global head of tax, KPMG The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ...