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CSL reports new anti-corruption policy, lower emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Biopharmaceutical company CSL adopted a new anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy, lowered lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFR) by 30% and lowered energy consumption, greenhouse gas and waste intensity per unit of vaccine and plasma production ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... that they have issued for their global supply-chains. The ACSI report finds that only 17% of ASX200 companies issue an LHR policy covering their supply chains, versus 35% in a global sample, with similar levels of difference in corporate procedures to ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... report. "There is a risk that there will be a relocation of industry which may compromise the environmental integrity of a policy. Preserving it by managing the competitiveness impacts is one way of addressing this risk. It may also have environmental ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Mathieson Group, which the company acknowledged are both areas of public interest. The group also detailed its ethical sourcing policy, which "includes four key risk areas: bribery and corruption; labour rights; working conditions; and environmental ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... CR reporting, 100% of UK companies provide CR reporting, South Africa, which recently instituted a "report or explain" policy for companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, saw 97% with CR reporting,and 99% of Japanese companies provided CR ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability foundations. The group procurement team is also developing a sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) policy and SSCM code of conduct to govern our assessment of supply chain compliance. These will be introduced in December 2011. Offshore ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... companies are exposed to countries deemed high-risk for corruption, but 40% of those companies have no publicly stated policy that prohibits bribery or facilitation payments. "Given the clear increase in exposure and the increased scrutiny and penalties ...

AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... and there were three recordable incidents in the 2011 financial year, down from 7 in 2009. The company has a "zero harm" policy for its site. "Although there were no serious injuries to any of AWE's employees or contractors this year, a single Lost Time ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... allocation needed over the next 20 years to low carbon assets, co-investment vehicles are likely to feature prominently in the policy settings, and we want to do our homework and see how we as an investment community can interact w/ the vehicles and ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... groups on climate change, including the Investor Group on Climate Change Australia/New Zealand (IGCC), have called for policy action to stimulate private sector investment into climate change solutions that can create jobs and ensure long-term sustainability ...