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WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk to develop The Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... reporting, and ultimately, improved information for making the right business decisions towards a resilient, thriving global economy that delivers for people and planet." The Reporting Exchange will be available in open beta format at the end of 20-16 ...

CDP Names Climate A List in 2015 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... way we do business, holding ourselves and others accountable, and creating innovative solutions that drive a low-carbon economy." Even as companies are improving their reporting and management of carbon emissions, institutional investors are also increasing ...

Sustainability reporting improving, room to grow: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... allocation of capital market investments. This is fundamental to driving the transition to a sustainable and low-carbon economy." The report found that 36% of companies have improved their materiality disclosures since 2013, and more companies are reporting ...

Citi joins Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... decisions." CD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... reverse course and act to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change will mean a shift away from the fossil-fuel based economy, but to move towards a decarbonised future based on renewable energy will take concerted, coordinated efforts by governments ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... around the world that are embracing the strong economic opportunities for business from the transition to a low carbon economy", Day said. Origin Energy participates in other CDP activities, including disclosing its carbon emissions reporting and management ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... avoidance and will provide a much-needed overhaul of the tax system to take into account the importance of the digital economy, they cautioned against a perception that BEPS reforms will result in a pot of additional tax revenue to be distributed to ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... performance in community programs. "Our returns are still very good, which is fantastic, especially with regard to the external economy being quite volatile towards the end of the year," she said. "We're still up there with great returns for our members. ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... lead or not to lead, you grow into a leader," Qi Ye said. "For a long time, China has been referred to as an emerging economy, and now we see from these media that China is being recognised as a leader on climate change. This is happening only recently." ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... allocation decisions that have implications for the broader economic system: In fact they effectively own a slice of the whole economy. If you are trying to extract value from one part of your portfolio, you may well be paying for that in another part ...