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A new guide to corporate responsibility reporting will transform the way the property sector records its performance, according to the Property Council of Australia. The publication, A Guide to Corporate Responsibility Reporting in the Property Sector, is the only property-specific template available anywhere in the world.

Peter Verwer, the Property Council’s chief executive, said: “This guide will revolutionise corporate responsibility (CR) reporting in our industry, and ensure non-financial performance is transparent, meaningful and comparable.”

In a busy week for himself and his minders, Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, presented the Corporate Responsibility Index Awards at the 10th National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development at Parliament House in Canberra.

The winners were EnergyAustralia (Best Performance), Sensis (Best New Entrant) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Best Progress).

Overall, the top five companies in order of performance were EnergyAustralia, Boral, Minter Ellison Lawyers, ANZ and Foster’s Group.