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GRI opens comment on anti-corruption, GHG guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... corruption. Meanwhile, the proposed GHG guidelines bring GRI's framework more in line with the GHG Protocol, a set of standards jointly released by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the ISO ...

Equinix Sydney facility receives LEED certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Sydney International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre, known as SY3, was completed in 2011 and was built to LEED standards. Phase two of the building project will be completed in Q3 2012 and has been built to the same standards as phase one. Work ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... stage" of the company. See Also: Women make gains on corporate boards WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

La Trobe sustainability report discloses ESG action, targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... university, in the introduction to the 2011 report. The university disclosed accomplishments against a range of performance standards, including reducing facility greenhouse gas emissions to 0.13 tonnes CO2-e/GFA, against a target of 0.17 CO2-e/GFA ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian mining industry are working to catch up with investor expectations on corporate governance and disclosure standards, according to BlackRock's Asia Pacific head of corporate governance and responsible investment. Pru Bennett Pru Bennett, director ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability improvements during each stage of the building's life, including improving building codes and minimum standards to include requirements for fit-out or refurbishment to improve environmental efficiency, and suggested that regulation should ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Corporate Responsibility Report again achieved an A+ rating from the Global Reporting Initiative. Our hotel operational standards go well beyond regulatory requirements and we regret GetUp declined the opportunity to be fully informed about our approach. ...

Global Reporting Initiative G4 draft out for public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Australians are also participating in the GRI working groups that have contributed to the development and redevelopment of standards that appear in the G4 exposure draft. John Purcell of CPA Australia and Kirsten Simpson of Net Balance participate in ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian companies are coming under scrutiny for their management of water risks. Jayne Godfrey The Water Accounting Standards Board (WASB) has developed the Australian Water Accounting Standard (AWAS), which will quantify information about water ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... going through a bit of change, such as getting the back office and client services in order to meet minimum service standards," he said. "There has been change in relation to rebuilding/reshaping ourselves in the sales and marketing team. We have also ...