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Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework is useful because the template has been developed with input from stakeholder groups, including relevant industry sectors. "The GRI has been developed with the assistance of industry," he said. "The various ...

Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
A double-counting of proxy votes by a custodial shareholder that led to an initial, apparent vote of 26.4% against the remuneration report of heavy earthmoving equipment solution provider Emeco highlights flaws in the proxy voting system. Because of ...

GRI launches format to tag sustainability data in reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... The XBRL taxonomy was developed in collaboration with Deloitte Netherlands and was reviewed by experts from various stakeholder groups and put out to public comment. "With the release of the GRI Taxonomy, many organizations can benefit from a well-defined ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia, a multi-party organisation made up of human rights, aid, faith-based and environmental organisations, is pressing for regulatory changes that will cause oil, gas and mining companies to disclose payments made to ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The fragmentation of the agribusiness sector both contributes to and is hampered by the lack of a national food policy framework, which is necessary to promote innovation and differentiation and to ensure the long-term social, environmental and economic ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released a new guidance for the oil and gas sector, providing a framework for disclosure of sustainability performance on metrics including environmental management, health and safety and emergency preparedness. ...

IGCC and others launch second global investor survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and two other climate change investor groups have launched a global investor survey that will include a new, comprehensive assessment of low-carbon investments. IGCC, in conjunction with the European Institutional ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... to obtain funding under SEDIF. In another panel discussion, participants discussed ways in which companies can use stakeholder engagement and dialogue to innovate by looking at how corporates engage with Indigenous communities. Professor Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh ...

Chloe Munro named head of Clean Energy Regulator

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Chloe Munro has been appointed chair and chief executive officer of the Clean Energy Regulator. The Clean Energy Regulator, which will be established from 2 April, is responsible for implementing and administering the carbon price mechanism, the National ...

ASX50 companies slow to adopt integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Although nine companies in the ASX50 are "well placed" in how they integrate non-financial information with financial disclosures in public documents, the majority of ASX50 companies have been assessed as being less than 50% integrated, according to ...