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Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... finance and development at National Australia Bank While each bank's RAP has goals and programs for their specific business strategy, all are aimed at improving outcomes in the three main areas of employment, community engagement and ameliorating financial ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Brisbane-based law firm Cooper Grace Ward, integrating and demonstrating sustainability throughout aspects of the firm's business strategy motivates existing workforce as well as attracting candidates, said Lisa Stockwell, manager - people and culture ...

CFSGAM reports top quartile performance in UNPRI principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... investment process, according to its annual UNPRI report. In detailing how the firm implements the PRI into its business strategy, CFSGAM reported that they had embedded the PRI principles into its balanced scorecard for the business, and that they consider ...

Integrated reporting to provide analysis, innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... organisations," he said. "We began our sustainability journey in 2004.... It has been an absolute core part of our business strategy. It's our way that we differentiate ourselves in the market, it's the way we build long term competitive advantage and ...

Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Henry Davis York has published sustainability reports since 2008 and the firm sees sustainability as part of its business strategy. "Sustainability is now a pre-requisite for doing business," said Sharon Cook, managing partner of Henry Davis York. "Clients ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
For companies to report and manage sustainability exposures for long-term value creation, they need develop strategies to improve environmental, social and governance performance. So says the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants, which has ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... More than half of the world's largest public corporations have embedded climate change strategies into wider business strategy, according to the 2011 edition of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Global 500 report. According to the report, Accelerating ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... guidelines call for disclosure on how companies' management of ESG issues is linked to and integrated with the business strategy, including policies and measures, targets, key performance indicators, progress on meeting the objectives and targets, and ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... possible to at least collect the data. "Let's start with the fact that chartered accountants have a role to play in business strategy and identifying business risks," Magarey said. "It's part of the role to measure and collect data, regardless if you're ...