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ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... measurement and disclosure at corporate level as well." The report posited that the recent release of the Australian Water Accounting Standards, which call for third-party verification of reported figures, might positively impact on this. "Generally ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... are the legal and contractual obligations of that," Guthrie said. "It's not just a question of being able to write an accounting standard - this is a multidisciplinary type of reporting activity, and one of the things we're finding is that there is no ...

Three new CFI methodologies up for approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... quantif[ies] carbon sequestration by permanent native mixed species environmental or mallee plantings using the Full Carbon Accounting Model; [and] measurement based methodology for reforestation projects," according to the Department of the Environment. ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... forced to say if there is a risk," she said. "[Recommendation 7.4] has a broad definition of materiality - it's not the accounting definition of materiality - so it's going to be a brave company that says they don't have any of these kinds of risks. ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... organization is reporting," CDSB said on its website. The CDSB's reporting framework is guidelines that use the language of accounting standards to create a type of measurements for natural capital or environmental assets, Guthrie said. "We equate environmental ...

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... research at ING Securities. Li is a CPA and CFA and graduated from the University of New South Wales with majors in accounting and finance. "We believe that Mr. Copley and Mr. Li will bring experience and expertise that are complementary to and augment ...

IIRC, SASB to collaborate on compatability of frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) will work together to achieve complementarity and compatibility in their respective frameworks. Paul Druckman, IIRC CEO Jean Rogers, SASB ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Dowland noted that the bankmecu annual report refers readers back to accessible reports containing financial statutory accounting and the full GRI reporting as well. "The report shouldn't be measured by the number of pages, but the impact on the readers ...

CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... joint goals to "increase the number of cities worldwide that report on climate change annually; standardise emissions accounting by employing an effective city-vetted methodology; and enable cities to report transparent, year-on-year emissions reductions," ...

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Easterbrook Consultancy, Governance Institute of Australia, Integrity Governance, Macquarie University, Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Regnan - Governance Research and Engagement, SAS Trustee Corporation, VicSuper, Victoria University ...