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Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) reported a customer satisfaction rating of 75.2%, slightly lower than last year and putting the bank in 4 th place against the other three main Australia banks, against a backdrop of full year net profits of ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... necessary by the International Energy Agency to hold the increase of global average temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius - the target agreed in Cancun last year." The report by the bodies emphasises the need for investment-grade policies which will facilitate ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Although directors, institutional share owners and proxy advisers are eager to engage, particularly in the context of the share voting process, there is a failure to communicate at key junctures with all parties, particularly during the annual general ...

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... engagement with those companies around integrating a human rights framework into governance system. The research showed that the target companies did, in fact, cover parts of human rights consideration in their governance structures, but most companies ...

Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
A survey of seven countries evaluating the maturity of information and communication technology (ICT) sustainability practices has found that Australia is a midrange performer and that its performance in implementing and institutionalising sustainable ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... risk. In Australia, part of the push behind clean energy products derives from the federal government's Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme, which was launched in August 2009 and is designed to deliver on the Government's commitment to ensure that 20% ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
More than half of the world's largest public corporations have embedded climate change strategies into wider business strategy, according to the 2011 edition of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Global 500 report. According to the report, Accelerating ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Because financial markets don't price environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk in an efficient manner, investors that do integrate ESG into their analysis and decision making have an advantage, according to Jane Goodland, a senior investment ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Fuji Xerox Australia reported a 41% reduction in waste to landfill and announced that it would move its Eco Manufacturing Centre to a five-star Green star rated facility in Sydney in its sustainability report for the 2010/2011financial year. However ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Wholesale distribution and marketing company Metcash has tested its newly implemented sustainable supply chain management program by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native ...