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Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Queensland Good Money sites

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... out of money at the end of a pay cycle than people living in capital cities, with 22.7% of regional Australian adults reporting being caught short, compared with 16.4% of people living in capital cities. The survey also found that 16.4% of people sold ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Ninety percent of ASX200 companies provided some level of reporting on sustainability factors in their 2015 public disclosures, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual review of corporate sustainability disclosure. ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... require a collaborative approach, ACCSR said. Other activities that companies are undertaking or will undertake include reporting progress and measuring impact. "It shows that strategic partnerships are the key and the most popular mechanism by which ...

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... survey some metrics of social impact, through government requirements on tenant surveys and other government mandated reporting mechanisms, said Jamie Muchall, business development manager at Horizon Housing. "We measure basic stuff like the financial ...

ARENA funds Southern Oil Refining biofuel lab pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... biocrudes and biofuels and provide a blueprint for the refinery," Frischknecht said. "SOR will carry out testing and reporting to produce valuable knowledge for Australia's bioenergy industry. New protocols for the conversion of biocrudes to drop-in ...

Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... governance purposes for companies to measure the effectiveness of their diversity programs and react to what the data is reporting. "If you measure it right, get the empirical data, survey the females in the organisation and say what are the barriers ...

Food Loss and Waste Accounting Standard launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
A multi-stakeholder partnership has developed and launched the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard (FLW Standard), designed to set global definitions and reporting requirements for managing food loss and waste. The Food Loss and Waste ...

IGCC outlines climate change policy priorities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... 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
... issues of culture, IT/cyber security, diversity and board skills as well as the more traditional focuses of financial reporting/audit and capital management, in addition to ESG and sustainability issues. The lack of disclosure around ESG issues will ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... what the goals are and what the opportunities for engagement around the goals are." The UN Global Compact, the Global Reporting Initiative and the WBCSD last year launched the Sustainable Development Goals Compass, a guide for business action and steps ...