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Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... provided to us previously on Bangladesh factory fire safety. Myer sources from one Bangladesh factory and reports that an audit included building safety. David Jones was also in the recent news about Bangladesh due to its recently established relationship ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... year, and cost savings of more than AU$66,000 per year with a payback period of less than three years. As a result of the audit, RM Williams pursued power factor correction and voltage optimization on their distribution board, upgraded to more energy ...

Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... process of applying IR, Stockland found that one area of the framework that needs further development is around assurance and audit, McEwan said. "We're working closely with the auditing group and the assurance group on what that could look like," she ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has released its 2013 reconciliation action plan (RAP) outlining their approaches to employing Indigenous Australians, addressing financial exclusion, building partnerships with indigenous organisations and traditional ...

Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... constituent companies that lack sufficient independence across ownership, board representation, key corporate committees and audit and remuneration committees are filtered out. "This Index is unique in combining industry screens, norms-based screens ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Women now comprise 15.5% of ASX200 board members, an increase of 24 women from 2012, according to an annual audit into board diversity performed by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The ACSI audit showed that for the first time ...

Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... worked in both Australia and the UK. Greenhill has assisted clients with advice and assurance around financial statement audit opinions, accounting and regulatory developments, capital raisings, accounting for complex transactions, due diligence, valuations ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank reported 70% employee engagement, AU$14.9 million in community investment and management of environmental, social and reputational risks as key non-financial indicators in its 2012 shareholder review. ANZ has presented its responsible practices ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... risks in the workplace, for example. The measures are to train staff, make machines less visible, support counselling and audit hotels. In the parlance of risk management, these are all 'administrative measures', the lowest rung of risk management. Higher ...

CPA Australia issues SME sustainability assurance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
CPA Australia has published a guide designed to accountants' capacity to provide assurance on sustainability reports for small and medium-sized entities (SMEs). Amir Ghandar The report, A Guide for Assurance on SME Sustainability Reports, is a practitioners' ...