Search Results

Showing 931 - 940 of 1253 results for "reporting"

KPMG: top global miners make $1.2bn in social investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... social investments valued at US$1.2 billion, but while all companies quantified the investments' inputs and outputs, the reporting was primarily based in terms of volume - the financial contributions made and the number of participants in a given program. ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... declaration. NCD signatories are integrating natural capital considerations into financial accounting, disclosure and reporting. National Australia Bank is one of the founding signatories. NCD is convened by the The Global Canopy Programme and the UN ...

SuperMIND calculates costs of mental illness, suicide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... Super will use the study's findings to target its mental wellbeing initiatives as well as improve some of its internal reporting mechanisms, the fund told The Sustainability Report. See Also: Cbus Super to target suicide prevention initiatives

NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch national campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014  |  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 ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... need some modelling and estimates. Going backwards especially with historical data where companies were not actually reporting very much, we rely on an estimate based on our proprietary estimation model." MSCI generates estimate of future carbon emissions ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... externalities is being guided by both regulatory bodies and by transitional organisations such as the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC). This will have impacts in Australia. "The IIRC, the ASX and ASIC are all driving for greater transparency ...

World's multilateral banks to continue focus on climate finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... private sector investment, continuing to innovate and promote more robust and transparent climate finance tracking and reporting." "The European Investment Bank is committed to supporting investment that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and enables adaptation ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Australian/New Zealand property companies continue to outperform global peers in sustainability reporting and performance, according to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2014 results. Australia/NZ property companies received an ...

Fifteen Australian signatories leave PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... total of 121 signatories around the world delisted. "Signatories are delisted if they do not participate in the annual reporting and assessment process, pay the mandatory annual membership fee, or if they choose to voluntarily leave the initiative," ...

EY buys Net Balance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... become the largest sustainability services provider in Australia, with services in the areas of sustainability strategy, reporting and assurance, social impact, carbon, energy, health, safety and environment. The Net Balance brand will be integrated ...