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Directors say improvements needed to corporate culture: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... significant result," Petschler said. "Interestingly, there was also a greater focus on long term thinking and planning and reporting, and more accountability for misconduct. That's an interesting finding. We're not surprised to see accountability and ...

ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) says it strongly supports the introduction of a supply chains reporting requirement, and favours an "if not, why not" approach to implementation. ACSI has made submission to the public consultation ...

WBCSD survey finds continued progress in quantity, quality of sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... companies that participate in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have improved their overall reporting and disclosure of material sustainability issues, according to a survey. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia ...

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... resolution to amend the WOW constitution, and a second resolution to be an advisory action to ask the company to consider reporting annually on the due diligence process for "identifying, analysing and addressing potential and actual adverse human rights ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
In the 20 years since the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched, it has reshaped the way sustainability is reported and now that it has transitioned from voluntary guidelines into reporting standards, it could impact more profoundly in the ...

Strong uptick in participation in second GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... 2017 assessment also showed that while 88% of infrastructure funds and 91% of infrastructure assets collect ESG data, "reporting on ESG performance is not yet common practice," and that while ESG screening of pre-investments is increasing, "tracking ...

Regnan calls for greater disclosure on human capital management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... integrate people. They are legitimate questions." Regnan acknowledges that because this is a "less evolved" area of reporting, improving disclosures on strategic human capital management impacts will require "multiple year" effort by companies to develop ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... fundamentals need to be right. Companies need confidence in the accuracy of their energy and carbon data; management and reporting systems must be robust, and engagement with staff across all levels of the company is critical." "There is a lot of building ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports annual profit of $2.9 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... $2.855 million across the 2016 and 2017 financial years. Australian Ethical does not provide forward guidance in its reporting, but Vernon said they believe that they will continue to perform strongly in the 2018 financial year. "We don't see any reason ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia is campaigning for 30% women on ASX200 boards by the end of 2018. Their call comes as shareholders consider annual reporting ahead of the AGM season. "This call comes at a time when more and more global and Australian investment managers and ...