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Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... understand the issue is to spend a lot of time with Indigenous communities. Otherwise, you end up coming in and telling people what they need without understanding what they need." As part of their work with Jawun, Westpac staff go to Cape York on five ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... brands, but also impact on staff morale and attractiveness as a workplace. The report notes that the media sector is a "people's business" and hinges on attracting, developing and retaining people to drive innovation. "When we meet with companies, we ...

Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... really fall into two distinct categories as I see them," Phillips said. "First of those are the compliance costs for those people who are directly liable under the scheme. That's the unit surrender costs - your $23 dollars - but there are other costs ...

AMP trials smartphone voting for annual general meeting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... their proxy votes online, with more than 500 using the smartphone option. "We just want to broaden the opportunities that people have to lodge their proxy form and participate in the voting process in the AGM," said Marnie Reid, AMP head of shareholder ...

Calls for expedited reduction of SRES multiplier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... falling since the start of the year. There is no reason to support the market at this level. It basically means that one, people who are putting solar panels on the roof and the installation are losing money because the price of certificates is so low. ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... government of Gabon to create a petroleum technical skills school in order to address the lack of appropriately-skilled people in the workforce, the paper said. AXA IM conducted qualitative interviews with oil and gas experts and with multinational companies. ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... until the project can get going. What the CEFC wants to do is it wants to be able to provide funding to then enable other people to come in and basically boost the whole area."

NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... retail project to provide access to microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people in Victoria. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The first Good Money retail financial hub recently opened in Geelong ...

ASIC details AFS licence process for carbon credit trade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... in relation to emission units between May and the end of June. This registration process, which costs AU$35, will allow people to offer services from the scheme's July launch while also applying for an Australian Financial Services (AFS) license or extending ...

Businesses must innovate in response to carbon constraints

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... competitiveness, it will not succeed. Two, failing to change the organization design and change decision-making processes so that people are encouraged and rewarded for sharing information, coordinating with others, experimenting, making mistakes, and ...