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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... said. In terms of its workforce, Henry Davis York has expanded its professional development programs, including making its People Spirit Excellence Leadership Program available to new partners as well as existing partners. As part of an internal stakeholder ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... ratings, are our overall ratings, and then we also have an ESG rating system of one to four, with one being the best. I think people will start saying to us, how are the managers rated and what are our portfolio ratings? As the applications of the UNPRI ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... with without too much pain to make sure it's descriptive enough. It's the application that's the problem - making sure people understand what is or isn't a bribe or a facilitation payment. People perceive it as a cash thing - it's not only cash. UK legislation ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... level, to say that of that 10% in mining, one third is in BHP and you, the member, actually hold 722 BHP shares. Now, the people we're targeting, the 50-70% of super fund members who aren't engaged, if you give them a document that gives that level of ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... don't talk about their management and strategy - they are looking for long-term surety that there is good management of people and systems, and that good performance isn't happenstance. " GRI started the process of developing the G4 standards in May ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... climate change, said Amanda Wilson, managing director of corporate engagement firm Regnan. "We are seeing more and more people looking at how companies are going to deal with weather risk," Wilson said. "Some of them are very exposed - not just the insurance ...

ETI to focus on collaborative supply chain initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... group said. ETI, an alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations that targets the "working lives of people across the globe who make or grow consumer goods", have identified supply chains within each category and will develop work ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... its GHG emissions since 2006 and has reported them through the Carbon Disclosure Project. Westfield directly employs 4500 people in its shopping centres, construction sites and offices, and hired roughly double that number as independent contractors. ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... director at Ownership Matters. "Unless somebody actually gets 5% in the placement, you'll never know. It's something that people are feeling their way on. There is no tradition of people [in Australia] considering this as a governance issue, unlike the ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Exchange-listed Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), defined their CR goal as being "a company that our customers, our people and the wider community can trust and to use our technology, products and services to make a positive social impact," ...