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New Forests joins World Business Council on Sustainable Development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... of certification thru the [Forest Stewardship Council] FSC. We've brought much more transparency in terms of impact reporting across the sustainable framework. I think we have got some ideas that can be brought to the table and can help support some ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... call for greater transparency and meaningful disclosure. A4S was the original founder of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), and supports facilitating the discussion towards greater transparency. "A4S's role is to facilitate the discussion ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... international commitments to reducing carbon emissions." All Australian and New Zealand property companies and funds reporting to GRESB said they have policies in place to address social issues including diversity and equal opportunity, forced labour ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... (SBG)a around the four pillars of use of proceeds, process for asset evaluation and selection, management of proceeds and reporting. "From our perspective, the use of proceeds is the most important to contemplate," Dawson said. "We have a lot of loans ...

Man Group to augment responsible investment, stewardship activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... to define ESG consistently and credibly across a number of factors, be it more enhanced exclusion, much more enhanced reporting around ESG characteristics, and also a pronounced tilt towards better governance. There are ways we can determine that from ...

GRI, UN Global Compact release guide to measure, report on SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact have released a practical guide to assist companies in better measure and report on their impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new publication, Integrating the ...

ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... This is where taking the time to be an advocate and put pressure can reveal additional understanding." "The bar for reporting requirements related to Australian employees and gender pay equity is minimal under the WGEA reporting standards," said Nina ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The impact investing market is developing and maturing, and participants are grappling with setting appropriate reporting and performance targets, encouraging adequate deal flow, and finding projects that generate social impact as well as projects generating ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... markets, like the United Kingdom. In light of these results, we will be looking closely at bonus outcomes in the upcoming reporting season. If they're not transparent and reflective of performance, we will be recommending that our members vote against ...

Konica Minolta on working towards ethical supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... other stakeholders. But it will mean that companies will have to dive deeply into their supply chains to comply with reporting mechanisms. One company that will be covered under the pending legislation is Konica Minolta Australia. Although the global ...