| | | People of Asian backgrounds are under-represented in leadership positions at Australian companies, with only 1.9% of ASX200 executives having Asian cultural origins, compared to 9.6% of the Australian population, according to research from Diversity ... |
| | | | The Australian Forest Certification Scheme (AFSC)'s chain of custody standard has been revised to meet international best practice as timber products move through the supply chain, according to the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS). |
| | | | There is broad support for an expanded reporting framework proposed by the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB), but stakeholders are calling for more clarification on alignment. |
| | | | A total of 43 ASX200 companies assured their sustainability data in 2013, according to research from Net Balance that also finds an emerging trend of companies assuring human rights disclosures in addition to environmental data. |
| | | | The Clean Energy Regulator has issued more than 160,000 carbon credits to a carbon farming project in western New South Wales covering an 8,500-hectare section of native forest. |
| | | | AGL has installed the first solar panel modules at its large-scale solar plant in Nyngan, New South Wales. |
| | | | With the repeal of the carbon pricing mechanism passing through the Australian Senate this week, companies that were liable for paying for their carbon emissions will now begin the process of unwinding their arrangements and calculating how direct and ... |
| | | | Creating a valuation of companies' intangible assets, including innovation, brand, productivity and sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance should be a "bottom-up" approach that is aligned with management accounts, according ... |
| | | | Banks can create shared value by focusing on products that further client prosperity, fueling the growth of regional economies and financing solutions to global challenges, according to research from consultancy FSG. |
| | | | Cities recognise that climate change is a threat to businesses located within their municipalities, with impacts on property, capital, infrastructure and social impacts to communities, according to research from CDP. |
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