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Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... said. "The GRI and the Global Compact would use [the protocol] to develop a toolkit for their constituents for the disclosure and reporting of natural capital. Existing work being done around environmental profit and loss accounts would be a natural ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... disclosures, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual review of corporate sustainability disclosure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The ACSI review found that all industrial sectors except for media and consumer services ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Responsibility (ACCR) is planning to lodge resolutions this annual general meeting (AGM) season to push companies for better disclosure of their direct and indirect political donations. ACCR has released a report examining the level of disclosure around ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... boards must have regard to the complex risks and potential opportunities of climate change in their governance and disclosure to minimise scrutiny from regulators and potential litigation, according to Minter Ellison. Sarah Barker, special counsel, Minter ...

IGCC outlines climate change policy priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... for clean energy public financing vehicles A National Adaptation Action Plan to reduce the cost of climate change A disclosure framework for climate-related financial reporting. (source: IGCC)

Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Disclosure of environmental, 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 ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... EITI commission made up of representatives from governments, industry and civil society. The commission "oversee the disclosure of information on taxes and other payments made by oil, gas and mining sectors companies, together with other information ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... RIAA CEO. "To achieve certification, AXA IM's SmartBeta Fund has met strict requirements relating to transparency and disclosure and has demonstrated leading practice for responsible investments." RIAA has also certified three superannuation funds as ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is increasing its disclosure of climate change risks by expressing its exposures to fossil fuels as a percentage of assets under management. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Three Australian superannuation funds have achieved the highest mark of AAA in the 2016 Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s 2016 benchmark index. AODP this week released the 2016 Global Climate 500 Index, which rates the world's 500 biggest asset ...