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Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... increase was from 39 companies in 2012 to 43 in 2013. Overall, 75% of ASX200 companies provide some level of sustainability reporting, and "the most common format is a short section within the annual report," Net Balance noted. But with only 29% of ASX200 ...

GRI names Michael Meehan new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... leading GRI's executive team and the organization broadly to further strengthen GRI's role in establishing sustainability reporting as a valuable global standard practice," Meehan said. "I believe this is a pivotal time in sustainability reporting where ...

Global Reporting Initiative hires chief of staff

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... collective future. I'm looking forward to playing a role in taking GRI's work to the next level, making sustainability reporting regular practice for all organizations."

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... but there is still some way to go before companies are meeting long term investor expectations around sustainability reporting," said Paul Murphy, head of the institutional investment program at ACSI. ACSI assesses companies based on their disclosures ...

GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Initiative (GRI) is reorganising its governing bodies to strengthen its role as a standard setter for sustainability reporting. The changes will result GRI separating out its advocacy work from the standards-setting work and lead to the creation of new ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... RepRisk Speaking at a panel discussion at the recent GTQ International Annual Australia ESG Conference, sustainability reporting experts told an audience of corporate and investment professionals that managing sustainability issues is part of managing ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainability reporting has become a vital means for companies to communicate non-financial indicators to capital markets, and regulatory changes in the Australian market mean that companies must think through their sustainability reporting strategies ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... welcomed the vote. "This vote is a victory for transparency and this is a great day for the future of sustainability reporting," said Teresa Fogelberg, deputy chief executive, GRI. "This agreement demonstrates the EU's strong commitment to corporate ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... asking companies, do you have a full understanding of your risks." Each year, ACSI researches the state of sustainability reporting by ASX200 companies, and ranks companies on their reporting based on five categories - no reporting, basic, moderate ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... external context, which requires looking at stakeholders and stakeholder interest, management, and finally sustainability reporting. Many companies make the well intentioned error of doing a sustainability report first without understanding the metrics ...