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ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... investment in financial inclusion and capability, is whether the existing quantitative impact (the number of disadvantaged people able to have access to programs and benefit from them) is adequate; or if seeking more scale in programs such as MoneyMinded ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... "One of the things that the KPMG and the ASX didn't do is disclose which companies had measurable objectives," she said. " People were keen to know who is doing what. The benefit of having the companies disclosed is that the companies that are looking ...

Sustainability reports a driver of action and engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Carol Adams, pro vice-chancellor (sustainability), La Trobe University. "You have to go through a process of involving people and determining what you're going to measure, to start with," she said. "Then you have to work out what targets you're going ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... they are issues, particularly for companies operating in Africa. We want an understanding of how they're training their people on the ground, training their suppliers, and engaging with the issues." The companies that Bennett highlights are companies ...

Investors alert to possible Metcash poker machine move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... supermarkets and Mitre 10 Hardware Stores that it wholesales to - but rather they are owned and operated by local business people). This commitment to local communities is reinforced through IGA's Community Chest charitable work that has donated over ...

Environmental, economic risks also present opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... also interrelated with other risks, such as the impact of cyclones, flooding and fire. "Infrastructure is playing out in people's mind in a direct way," said Allt-Graham. "The dollars that were tagged for infrastructure development, such as ports or ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... challenges that stem from the "sometimes vast distances between the places where jobs are growing and the places where people prefer to live." The Australia Report 2012 is an examination of risk perception in the country, and a discussion of risks, opportunity ...

Government launches coal mining abatement package

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... significant economic contribution to Australia, accounting for about 17% of our merchandise trade and employing over 50,000 people. "Coal mining is central to the local economy of many regional areas, we therefore need to take steps to ensure the industry ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... (ESG) issues. "Our issue from an ESG perspective is the propensity for reputational risk when you have the "fresh food people" [Woolworths' logo] exposed to problem gambling.... We see it as a reputational risk that potentially could impact their social ...

Foresters launches Social Investment Australia lending fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Community Finance Fund Non-Profit, which will "employ community finance and social investment strategies to service and support people, organisations and communities with limited access to mainstream finance," Foresters said. Community Finance Fund Non-Profit ...