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Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon footprint and will develop a corporate environmental audit program, according to the report. In terms of health and safety, the company reported a 7.2 lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR), a 10% reduction on 2010. However, the company had set ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... of engagement, ACSI also raised questions about sustainability, board diversity, investment performance and health and safety, among others. Byrne noted that in engaging with companies about their remuneration reports, ACSI will often raise the issue ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... conservative definition. During the year Rural Services operations moved from paper-based to online occupational health and safety reporting systems. The change will improve reporting and consultation in relation to occupational health and safety throughout ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... dividing by the total hours worked in the accounting period. "A number of initiatives focusing on improving our health and safety systems and performance contributed to our improved LTIFR, including the implementation of the 2010-12 Occupational Health ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... of days lost down by 20% cent from 87 in 2010 to 70 in 2011. The company "[r]eviewed individual [occupational health and safety] OH&S accountabilities and responsibilities in all our job roles across the business and developed new OH&S lead indicators ...

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... framework for those policies, Lyster said. "If you take the human rights framework and break that into occupational health and safety, diversity, gender issues, indigenous issues, privacy, etc., many are doing those things, have policies in place, and ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... cities and towns. The supplement also covers areas including building and materials certification and labour health and safety issues. "[The] new guidance will help construction and real estate companies be more transparent about the impacts their activities ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... consideration. "We believe there are direct benefits from workplace equality, flexible working arrangements, occupational health and safety policies," she said. "However it's still hard to quantify the impact of these on share prices. Yes, you need to ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... parts and equipment manufactures were compliant with the parent company's ethical procurement programme. On the health and safety side, in 2010/2011 the company reviewed its health and safety management and established a national health and safety management ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... through to whistleblower policies, equal opportunity and workplace diversity policies and practices, workplace health and safety practices, labour relations and labour rights. ACSI also recommends disclosure on stakeholder relationship management, customer ...