By Mark Weick and Sissel Waage
Published June 28, 2013
Corporate accounting may not sound like a domain that intersects neatly with environmental metrics. While this disjuncture has been historically true, it may be undergoing a 180-degree change.
The Dow Chemical Co. and other corporate decision-makers are looking at environmental metrics as important for incorporating into.
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Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) aren’t interested in sustainability just because of its potential as a cost-cutting tool. A respectable fraction of global CFOs surveyed also see a strong link between sustainability performance and financial performance according to a report by Deloitte University Press.
Short extract:
"The implications for CFOs themselves are clear: According to the survey, CFO.
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The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) has released a new position paper on Social Aspects of Sustainability
The six page position paper has been developed by the EIANZ Standing Committee for Policy and Practice in consultation with EIANZ members and with the assistance of Richard Hoy (Committee.
Friday, 7 June 2013
Standards Australia has completed work on the first Australian Standard dealing explicitly with the management of risks associated with climate change for communities and infrastructure.
“This voluntary standard is about appropriate risk management for climate change,” said Colin Blair, Chief Executive Officer,.