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ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... on the progress of their supplier education and auditing strategy, public reporting on implementation application and training in their sensitive sector lending policies and human rights statement, and increasing their lending to lower carbon emission ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... employees remains a national problem to be solved, as Woolworths' own figures attest: of 378 who commenced pre-employment training, 334 started, and 232 remained by year end. As with most of corporate Australia and New Zealand, regulation and better ...

Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... to assist organisations in integrating sustainable procurement practices, including membership, consulting services, training, resources and events. Net Balance offers services around five areas - sustainability strategy and advice, climate change, environmental ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... performance. Similarly there were strong positives for new product offerings (+40), new technology (+38.6) and staff training (+38.4). While external (government-built) infrastructure was neutral (+1.4), regulation of any form was seen as a huge burden ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... mainstream western background would go through school all the way through year twelve, then move on to further education and training and straight into employment, and maybe start a family in the late 20s or when their career is established, that is ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... and healthcare facilities; move beyond buildings to communities and cities; and embed green skills across all industry training. Mellon likened the need to embed green skills across the workforce to the push to embed occupational safety across the workforce. ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... tailored to the nature of the business. Wesfarmers also detailed overall policies to encourage gender diversity, and training and development of employees. Goyder also pointed to the company's reconciliation action plan (RAP), which was started in 2009 ...

ACCSR: Governance and transparency material issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... or a value chain approach will help report developers and readers have a better understanding. As we are providers of training in GRI reporting, we can give a bigger focus on this. It's not a mandatory part of the GRI training, but it tells me that we ...

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability criteria into contracts for external suppliers and service providers, and almost 90% provide employee training and education. More broadly, the global GRESB respondents reported over 45,000 GW and energy expenditures, with costs equal ...

Industry leaders establish Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... for that to occur." In addition to the oath itself, the BFO will develop other initiatives focused on ethics, such as training, seminars and networking opportunities. "We hope many senior leaders in our industry will embrace the oath - the initial response ...