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CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... ensuring that any concerns we might have are clearly articulated to company management teams to maintain the highest standards of governance and sustainability practices are maintained." Will Oulton, global head of responsible investment, last year told ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Yates said. "Concessionality doesn't mean lending below the Government's cost of funds. Under Australian accounting standards regarding concessionality, where we are making loans where there might not be a clear market rate we must reflect a provision ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia and CAER are surveying ASX200 listed extractives companies on their reporting standards regarding payments made to governments in the countries where they operate, and are seeking views of investors and analysts ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... European Commission. Members states of the European Union have introduced disclosure requirements which go beyond the standards in the Fourth Company Law Directive - the European Commission cites standards in the UK, Sweden, Spain, Denmark and France ...

Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... investors. See Also: GRI and IIRC sign agreement for closer cooperation IIRC, IASB agree to more cooperation on reporting standards

GRI and IIRC sign agreement for closer cooperation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... framework will be released in December. The framework will encourage organizations to make use of existing reporting standards and guidelines, such as GRI's Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. GRI will launch the next generation of the GRI Guidelines ...

IIRC, IASB agree to more cooperation on reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have signed an agreement that will see the two cooperate more deeply in the development of the integrated corporate reporting framework. IASB ...

KPMG: fraud costs Australian/NZ businesses $373 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... 23% to 29% in instances of internal fraud involving collusion. Australian law has lagged global peers in legislating standards for anti-corruption. In November 2012, a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found ...

Biologists develop essential variables to track biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... approach in Science. The proposal is based on six essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) which they hope will harmonise standards and fill in gaps in information on biodiversity change and loss. "The data available for conducting a robust examination ...

ACCSR focus on responsible leadership in conference, report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... predicated upon integrating CSR in business strategy, and then holding CSR targets to the same measurement and implementation standards of other functions. "It's an integration challenge, really," Black said. "People understand that a good CSR function ...

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Podcast: From silos to synergy

THE GREENER WAY
First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA
ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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