1. Treasury
Granting of funding by Federal
Treasury until June 2010 to
expand responsible business
practice (RBP) nationally
Initial meeting of CRI
Leaders Network to support
funded project - ANZ, BHP,
Toyota, Westpac
Building the base
RBP Project Head recruited Vice-Chair UK Sustainable
Development Commission
brought on as consultant to
the funded project
CRI Leaders Inaugural
meeting- charter and
strategy developed
Allens Consulting Group
commissioned to scope
and research RBP practice
in SMEs (Stage 1)
Prime Minister announces the RBP
Project funding at the 9th National
Business Leaders Forum on
Sustainable Development (NBLFSD)
in Parliament House, Canberra
CEO Roundtable including the
Prime Minister, CEOs of CRI
Leaders, Executive Director
SJEC at 9th NBLFSD
38 companies participate in
the 6th CRI Index. Validation
of CRI changes from EY to
PwC. PwC feedback to BITC
on suggested continual
improvement
Building the base
RBP Project
Coordinator and
Media/Comms
Officer recruited
SJEC Executive Director
joins GRI Board.
Government nominates
representative to join the
GRI Government
Advisory Group
National (Stage 2) SME
RBP Project Kick-off
Meeting at Westpac,
Sydney. Project
Collaborators include
business (CRI Leaders),
Govt and NGOs
SJEC invited as
Australian
representative to
Annual Local Network
Conference (UNGC)
Germany
SJEC and GRI sign
MoU to establish GRI
Focal Point in Australia,
with CPA Australia
support
CRI national initiatives to raise
awareness/engagement; new
website, workshops - 120
companies attend
CRI Leaders - map
GRI to CRI, publish
internationally
Meeting between UN Global Compact
Executive Director, SJEC Executive
Director, Special Representative on
Human Rights to the UN Secretary
General, and Australian Ambassador
to the UN on establishing UNGC
Australian Network at SJEC
RBP in SMEs - Launch national research
(Allen Consulting Group) and panel
discussion with CEO, BITC; Former
Global Chair, GRI; Toyota Australia and
Westpac - on Sustainable Supply Chain
Management (SSCM), at 9th NBLFSD
5th CRI Awards -
announced by Prime
Minister at 9th NBLFSD.
Published in Fairfax
media. EnergyAustralia
joins the CRI Leaders
GRI Organisational Stakeholder
Consultation - Melbourne and
Sydney with 50 organisational
stakeholders (from business).
Establishment of GRI Advisory
Group - ANZ, ICLEI, Former
Global Chair, CPA Australia,
GHD, Brotherhood of St
Laurence.
Call for support from Australian
UNGC signatories for an Australian
Network and Focal Point. Letter re
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights 60th (UDHR60) anniversary
and establishment of UNGC
Australian Focal Point to top 200
CEOs and CSR practitioners in
Australia
SJEC participation in UNGC
Micro-Enterprise Working
Group and as Australian
Representative at the Asia-
Pacific Regional Network of
the UN Global Compact in
Bangkok (UNESCAP) - Head,
Responsible Business
Practice, SJEC
Vice Chair UK Sustainable
Development Commission
and SJEC meet with
Government - Dept Finance,
NSW DECC, VicEPA,
Minister for Superannuation
and Corporate Law
UNGC and SJEC sign
MoU to establish
Australian Focal Point
and Network – Head,
Responsible Business
Practice, SJEC
National SME Project
Milestone Meeting at
Telstra, Sydney. 50
collaborators from
business, government,
academia, professional
associations and civil
society
EY consultation with
CRI Leaders on
sustainable supply
chain management
National SME supply
chain focus groups - 35
companies, SME
suppliers and corporate
and government
procurers
Minister for Superannuation
and Corporate Law endorses
SJEC RBP project including
the establishment of a UNGC
Focal Point, GRI Focal point
and Government Advisor to
the GRI Governmental
Advisory Group, at national
ACCSR conference
Cross-sectoral consultations
- in building, garments, and
freshfoods - industry bodies,
suppliers, procurers,
regulatory authorities
Building the base
Development of national
webplatform to house all
initiatives of the RBP project
and provide a gateway to
UNGC, CRI, GRI
Establishment of UNGC
internship at SJEC.
Inaugural Local
Newsletter to UNGC
local and global
Australian signatories
Head RBP joins Responsible
Investment Association
Academy Council. Begin
consultations with investment
community to connect reporter
writers (CSR) and report
readers (ESG)
Recruitment of GRI
Network Manager,
induction by GRI
Secretariat
Building the base
Official launch of “the HUB
for Responsible Business
Practice” website. First e-
news from the HUB
published to database of
1700 companies and
stakeholders. 200
members join the HUB
website, consolidation of
database of stakeholders
UNGC Consultation and
workshop sessions in
Sydney and Melbourne -
40 signatories and
related initiatives attend
(business, government,
academia and NGOs, UN
PRI, MDGs)
Launch National
Business Ethics Study
(with Beatons) - 15,000
respondents, BRW
national feature
10th NBFLSD, Parliament
House Canberra. CEO
Roundtable including
CEOs of CRI Leaders,
Executive Director of the
UNGC, Executive Director
SJEC, and Minister for the
Environment, Heritage and
the Arts
6th CRI Awards -
announced by Minister for
Superannuation and
Corporate Law. Published
in Fairfax media. Boral
joins CRI Leaders
NBLFSD Staging post for
National SME Project
(stage 2) supply chains,
sector and community -
with leadership panel -
ACCI, Telstra, Ernst &
Young, Westpac
Establishment of Interim GC
Network Australia Working
Group to recommend fees,
roles and Network structure
Commencement of National
roll-out of GRI workshops
across capital cities in 5 states -
second workshops held in
Sydney and Melbourne with
200 attendees
Over 50 meetings held
with business, industry
bodies and government
re the GRI sustainability
reporting framework
Business, Government and
Industry Body consultations
on National Register of
Responsible Business
Practice and supply chain
resources- ACCI, State
Government Depts, Federal
Treasury, Dept Finance,
COSBOA, ABC, Choice,
Australian Made, State
Chambers of Commerce
Annual Local Network
Conference, Istanbul -
welcoming of new
Australian Network,
address by Australian
Network Representative
9 Australian companies
sign on to the UNGC. 22
companies signal their
interest. 13 Global
signatories connected to
the Australian Network
Australia becomes 2nd
largest user of GRI
global website per
capita and 4th
largest
Organisational
Stakeholder
Governmental
discussions - Treasury,
SME, DEWHA, Finance
- Procurement, AusAID,
OECD Contact Point
Collaborate and
connect national and
international entities
working on data
taxonomies for
sustainability reporting
(XBRL)
Commencement
awareness raising
seminars for 7th CRI
Planned national roll
out of UNGC events
and building of
Australian Network -
including training on
reporting to the UNGC
Communication on
Progress (COP), linking
with the GRI Focal
Point workshops to
operationalise the
UNGC principles
Planned
launch/sustainability
roundtable of the
Product Road Maps -
Building, Fresh Foods
and Garment sectors
Planned Launch of the
National Register of
Responsible Business
Practice - sustainable
supply chain
management at the
International Small
Business Conference
in Brisbane
Planned inaugural
Regional GRI
conference early 2010
as lead in to Global
GRI conference in
March