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CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
The progress to reduce carbon emissions within supply chains is stalling, even as more companies are recognising climate risk in their supply chains, according to research from CDP and Accenture. In Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, the supply chain ...

Westpac number one on global sustainability list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... engagement score and the fact that 42% of Westpac's leadership roles are held by women and the banking group has set a new target of having 50% women in leadership roles by 2017. In 2013, more than 60% of respondents used some form of flexible work arrangement ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
A new retail superannuation fund, Good Super, has been launched with the mission of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice ...

CDP: investment in carbon reduction yields positive return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... companies that received a letter from CDP and signatories, 241 responded, a response rate of 80%, and 73% of responders set a target to reduce emissions on an absolute and/or intensity basis. CDP found that companies are allocating more capital to more ...

APRA: 22% of superannuation fund directors women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... companies are held by women, 25% of companies do not have a woman on their board, and 23.5% of companies have reached a target of 25% female directors. But the percentage of women on superannuation trustee boards is still too low, and has not risen as ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Members of the Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) outperformed the global sample in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) in the areas of management and policy, but need to improve their implementation ...

Australia passes 2m mark for small-scale renewable systems

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Energy Regulator says lower costs of renewable energy systems and the financial incentives derived from the Renewable Energy Target have made small-scale systems more affordable to Australian customers. "The Clean Energy Regulator estimates the two million ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Bangladesh has been welcomed as a new level of transparency around supply chain risk. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Target, which, like Kmart, is owned by Wesfarmers, will follow suit and disclose its supplier factories in Bangladesh in six to nine ...

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... governance policy, Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia. The final framework also reflects a change in who the target audience of an integrated report is, said John Purcell, policy advisor corporate regulation at CPA Australia. "Initially, there ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... according to the CDP Australia and New Zealand Climate Change Report 2013. "There's a short term focus on the carbon reduction target that companies are setting," said James Day, CDP director Australia and New Zealand. "The targets set by most ASX companies ...