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Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... performance and help embed a safety culture within our organisation." In the same period, Fuji Xerox Australia's employee engagement score was 57%, a 2% increase over the last financial year. The company noted that in this current financial year, its ...

PRI signatories develop farmland principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... for land acquisitions that are "culturally appropriate and transparent, are monitored, ensure accountability and the engagement with relevant stakeholders"; and to respect the rule of law and avoid corruption in all forms. Those that endorse the farmland ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... institutional investors in considering sustainability in the due diligence for new real estate investments and in ongoing engagement with existing investments. "LGS continually monitors both the energy consumption and water usage of all the properties ...

Skilled labour shortage potentially increases corporate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... management, according to a report by Regnan Governance Research. Skills shortage is a focus of Regnan's research and company engagement over sectors including oil and gas, engineering and construction, information and communication technology and healthcare ...

Regnan appoint Amanda Wilson managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Amanda Wilson has been confirmed as the permanent managing director of research and corporate engagement firm Regnan. Wilson joined Regnan as deputy managing director last year, but has been acting MD since February, following the unexpected departure ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Management Corporation, GRESB's research is coordinated out of the Maastricht University's European Centre for Corporate Engagement and has received around 350 responses from various real investment firms and vehicles. Kok noted that Australia generally ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... confidence that the chair has a clear view of the expectations on the board," said Phillip Spathis, Manager - Strategy and Engagement at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), a body representing41 'profit-for-member' superannuation ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... depends on shareholders paying attention to explanations. That is why we have developed the Stewardship Code to encourage engagement by institutional shareholders. It now has over 170 signatories. We will also consider how the quality of explanations ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Territory Cattlemen's Association, the lobby group for pastoral operations in the Northern Territory, does see stakeholder engagement as part of its function, said Tom Stockwell, chair of the NTCA's Katherine region. "The recognition of the need to engage ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... commitments to "ensure fair and safe working conditions, eliminate discrimination and harassment, improve employee engagement, promote freedom of association, and eliminate all forms of child, forced or compulsory labour." ANZ engages with stakeholders ...