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International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... respect for human rights, there are a variety of approaches in various jurisdictions and an overarching voluntary set of standards as set out in the - the so-called Ruggie Framework, otherwise known as the The UN Business and Human Rights "Protect, Respect ...

GRESB joins forces with GRI to push sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... standardisation, the GRESB/GRI arrangement is aimed at making the real estate sector among the top-three industries with high standards on sustainability performance within the next three years. GRI has published the Construction and Real Estate Sector ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability report. "I am committed to meeting or exceeding the highest legislative, ethical, environmental and social standards - it is both the right thing to do and will help us deliver our projects on time and on budget." Ahead of the July 1 start ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... companies report nothing, while only 26 companies overall are at what ACSI and the FSC consider "best practice" under their standards. "That makes it very difficult for investors and investment managers to integrate ESG into their investment models because ...

Integrated reporting to provide analysis, innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... also said that the accountancy profession has a role to play in assessing statements in integrated reports once the standards are developed. "I think that it's going to be inevitable that the information is going to require assurance at some point," ...

Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Furthermore, companies need to understand that voluntary disclosure frameworks can become the basis for mandatory reporting standards, said Kate Philips, a senior associate with Baker and McKenzie's environmental markets team. Philips pointed to the ...

Corporate sustainability a vehicle for value creation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... and related reputational issues, or explaining why they are not reporting that information. The JSE in 2010 adopted standards requiring an if-not, why-not approach to integrated sustainability reporting. Hanks is a member of the Working Group of the ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... opposed when it comes to where these things are. There's just not a large consensus when it comes to issues around labour standards in developed countries. It's not just those issues within the same country, but actually there are very different conceptions ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... then, when positions come up, they can put their hand up." See Also: WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... such as renewable energy projects that comply with both the eligibility criteria of the International Climate Bonds Standards scheme as well as best practices in compliance with the sukuk market. "There is an urgent need to mobilize finance for both ...