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KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... lack of robust analysis. "If you look at the investment market, whether you're an analyst or an investor or you are the target audience, the challenges of UNPRI are very significant," Woo noted. "How do you actually incorporate corporate social reporting ...

Pacific Hydro to trade carbon credits from Chilean hydro project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... that encourage clean energy deployment as well as a price on carbon." Grant pointed to the Large Scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET), a scheme in place since 2009 that will ensure that 20 percent of Australia's electricity supply will come from renewable ...

Westpac targets 40 percent women in senior management by 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... increasing the number of women in senior leadership roles to 40 percent by 2014. Westpac announced this move in a report, On Target, to demonstrate their performance against the UN Women's Empowerment principles, released in 2010. "By 2014 we want 40% ...

UN PRI rolls out mandatory fees, expanded agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) will have to pay an annual fee to the secretariat from this month as the organisation embarks on a plan to increase its presence in markets around the world and provide guidance ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
AGL Energy has won an award for its sustainability report at the Energy Supply Association of Australia's (ESAA) Sustainability Reporting and Innovation Awards. AGL's 2010 Sustainability Report was recognized for its "strong systematic approach to identifying ...

ANZ targets 40 percent women managers by September

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank has committed to increasing the number of women in management positions to 40 percent by the end of September as part of increasing their gender diversity throughout the business. Currently, 38.4 percent of managers are women, the bank said. ...

MSCI developing global Socially Responsible Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... values such as religious beliefs, moral standards or ethical views," according to the firm. The proposed indices would target companies with high Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings in comparison to sector peers and would exclude companies ...