Category Archive for "Corporate Social Responsibility"

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January

Top companies show large rise in Corporate Responsibility Reporting

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January 2014: Australia’s top 100 companies show a significant rise in the number of companies undertaking corporate responsibility reporting. A study of Australia’s top 100 companies has shown a significant rise in the number of companies reporting on corporate responsibility (CR). The trend is especially.

20
December

Integrated Reporting framework released with business & investor support

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The release of the International IR Framework Cover International Integrated Reporting Framework on Monday 9 December 2013, marks an important milestone in the market-led evolution of corporate reporting. It follows a three-month global consultation led by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) earlier this year, which.

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November

Australians want their super invested responsibly

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New polling results have been released in Sydney today at the annual Responsible Investment Conference, organised by peak industry group the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). According to the national poll, most Australians (54%) would rather invest in a responsible super fund than a super fund which only considers maximising financial returns (46%). “This demonstrates the enormous.

6
November

Global Compact CEO Study on Sustainability tells of frustration at slow progress

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http://www.accenture.com/microsites/ungc-ceo-study/Pages/home.aspx[/caption] September 20, 2013: More than two thirds of chief executives – 67 percent – believe that business is not doing enough to address global sustainability challenges, according to The United Nations Global Compact CEO Study on Sustainability produced with Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Amid.

16
October

Mixed result on sustainability reporting, but ASX proposes greater ESG disclosure

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By Carol A Adams, Monash University Investors are increasingly interested in how companies manage non-financial — environmental and social — risks. And there is still substantial room for improvement. The recent Sustainability Reporting: Practices, Performance and Potential report compared the top 40 companies by size in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK, and found.

10
October

Oxford University report on divesting from fossil fuels

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8 October 2013: Commenting on a new report on divesting from fossil fuels, published by the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, WWF said that the research provided further evidence of the real risks to fossil fuel investments. The independent research finds.

3
October

Top sustainability frameworks: GRI, CDP and Dow Jones Sustainability Index

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GRI has been ranked in the top three most widely used and respected sustainability frameworks, according to a new survey by thought leaders and business executives. GRI’s Guidelines were voted among the most helpful and beneficial reporting frameworks, alongside CDP and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), with 50 per cent of respondents identifying GRI.

5
September

UN’s Global Corporate Sustainability report says companies are starting to act

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New York, 5 September 2013 – Today the United Nations Global Compact released its flagship Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2013. Based on survey responses from nearly 2,000 companies across 113 countries, the report provides a snapshot of the actions taken by business to embed responsible practices.

1
September

Book review: ‘Big Coal’ by Guy Pearse, David McKnight & Bob Burton

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By Stuart Rosewarne Burning coal is the one of the main sources of greenhouse gases, but mining expansion continues apace in Australia. Given the all-but unqualified support of federal and state governments for new mining ventures, there is the very real prospect that.

22
August

To be good corporate citizens, banks must improve their sustainability reporting

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By Sara Bice, University of Melbourne

“Events over the past couple of years have raised profound questions about the ways in which banks and businesses contribute to society. For both to play their full part, they must restore trust and become better citizens in a publicly demonstrable way.” So writes disgraced Barclay’s CEO Bob Diamond.

Category Archives: Corporate Social Responsibility