American non-profit organisation, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board™ (SASB™) is engaged in the development and dissemination of industry-specific sustainability accounting standards.
SASB is establishing an understanding of material sustainability issues facing industries and creating sustainability accounting standards suitable for disclosure in standard tax filings.
SASB addresses the needs of the U.S..
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Category Archives: Sustainable business
Sustainability reporting in the EU - news from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Europe plays a pivotal role in driving sustainability disclosure at a global level. Recently, the European Parliament took steps to progress the implementation of the EU strategy 2011-2014 for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), by adopting two European parliament resolutions on CSR. This advancement.
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) will release the consultation draft of the IR framework on 16 April for a three-month comment period from stakeholders. Ahead of that, The Sustainability Report spoke with two Australian companies that are participating in IIRC’s pilot programme – NAB and Stockland – to gauge their views on the utility.
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Nominations for the Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year and Young Environmentalist of the Year awards opened on 4 February 2013.
The awards recognise those unsung heroes in our community who have made an outstanding contribution in protecting our environment and creating a sustainable future for Australia.
Environment Minister, Tony Burke, encourages any individuals, groups.
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Where governments have failed to act, some big firms have taken matters into their own hands
By Marc Gunther for Guardian Sustainable Business, 26 March 2013
Visitors who climb aboard the steam trains in the Disneyland resort in southern California need not worry about their carbon footprint. The trains are powered by soy-based cooking oil recycled from.
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New IGCC reports by the Australian National University on the Mining and Minerals, Property and Construction and Oil and Gas sectors show increasing climate risks for investors.
Reports also show that cost effective mitigation and adaptation opportunities are available.
At the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds yesterday in Brisbane, IGCC launched three new reports examining climate change.
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Excerpt from The Energy Collective (16 March 2013):
A variety of factors are coalescing to make 2013 a pivotal year in the growth of sustainability. Year after year, sustainability has gained ground as an increasing number of organizations are incorporating environmental and social concerns into their strategic planning.
The corporate community cannot ignore the overwhelming logic of.
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The City of Melbourne has been certified carbon neutral as part of its undertaking to become one of the world’s most sustainable cities.
Environment Portfolio Chair Councillor Arron Wood said certification by Low Carbon Australia against the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) was a solid demonstration of the City of Melbourne’s commitment to a more sustainable.
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By Donna Kelly in the Fifth Estate
5 March 2013 — In Australia 68 per cent more firms expect to be at “high levels of green” by 2015, building on a 56 per cent jump from 2009 to 2012, a new global survey from McGrath Hill found.
Architects, engineers, contractors, consultants and building firms.
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By Andrew Steer and Kirsty Jenkinson
Sustainability has become a business buzzword in recent years. For many, though, it’s still viewed as a philanthropic initiative disconnected from a company’s core goals, or even as a burden that competes with other strategic priorities. That must change.
Fortunately, more leaders are recognising sustainability risks. At the World Economic Forum.
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