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Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Increased environmental and social activism by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the rising importance of human and labour rights as a social issue for companies and a divergence between considerations of governance and social and environmental ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... we're one of the founding partners of the Alliance for Water Stewardship... and we are supporting water measurement and disclosure at corporate level as well." The report posited that the recent release of the Australian Water Accounting Standards, which ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... covering investment policy, implementation, investment strategy, timeframes, investment allocations, measurement and disclosure. The project was designed to show superannuation fund trustees how they can conduct a board meeting that discusses the impacts ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
(ed. note: Substantially updates throughout with comment from Lois Guthrie) The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has launched a discussion paper aimed at developing means for companies to assess and disclose carbon asset stranding risks (CASR). ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... corporate investment bank, told The Sustainability Report that the initiative was designed to encourage transparency and disclosure. "What was happening was that the market was developing very rapidly and more issuers were jumping in," Ceci said at the ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... to happen in the coming weeks. "I am pleased that the European Parliament has adopted this directive modernising the disclosure of relevant and useful non-financial information by large companies and groups," said Internal Market and Services Commissioner ...

ASX reports on progress towards gender diversity targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... explained why not, but there is still a wide difference in performance when it comes to setting measurable objectives and disclosure of the proportion of women in organisations, according to an ASX-commissioned report. The ASX-commissioned report by ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting as a general point?" Furthermore, investors told the survey that they want high levels of accountability for the disclosure of non-financial information. According to the survey, nearly 32% said they found mandatory board oversight in sustainability ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... and that signatories that do not use the new framework will be delisted in the second half of 2014. Reynolds said the disclosure requirements are part of the trajectory of responsible investment. "Responsible investment for a lot of p[people is still ...

IIRC, GISR agree to collaborate on integrated standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) have agreed to work towards complementarity and compatibility in the ongoing development of their frameworks and standards. Paul Druckman ...