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Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... continue to engage over the concerns to coal seam gas mining. Fayers noted that engagement has sought changes and more sustainable commitments by companies. "With areas like produced water, we're seeing a greater commitment to the use of reverse osmosis," ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... according to a joint report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the Net Balance Foundation and the Sustainable Investment Research Institute. The report written by Net Balance examined ASX100's public disclosures of upstream, relating ...

MSCI to collaborate on Access to Nutrition Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Nutrition (GAIN), the Wellcome Trust, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The ATNI Project's goal is to achieve sustainable changes in the nutrition practices of the global food and beverage industry, ranging from obesity to undernutrition. The ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... plans and activities that support our five sustainability foundations. The group procurement team is also developing a sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) policy and SSCM code of conduct to govern our assessment of supply chain compliance. These ...

Dean Paatsch launches new governance advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... launch. "You could say that there is a bit of 'once more, with feeling' here, but we're very keen to make sure we have sustainable resource base," said Paatsch. "We also want to be developing the people who are going to come after us.... We're serious ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreement for Melbourne property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... reduction of approximately 170 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. The EUA was signed between the City of Melbourne, Sustainable Melbourne Fund and Varga Brothers, owner of 460 Collins Street in the city's central business district, as part of the City ...

New standards for measuring GHG emissions in value chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Protocol is a collaborative body developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The Corporate Value Chain and Product Life Cycle Standards were developed with input from business leaders ...

Christian Super allocates $6m to social enterprise fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... said Foresters CEO Belinda Drew at the time. "For those of us committed to aiding social enterprises and making them sustainable and investment attractive, this is a very exciting time. The SEDIF program will undoubtedly be transformative, allowing social ...

Copper producer joins International Council on Mining and Metals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... as an ICMM member," Kloppers said. "It signals the company's commitment to working with their peers to advance the sustainable development performance of the sector in an open and collaborative manner." Four associations have also joined ICMM - the Ghana ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... the companies we invest in but there is the financial side as well," said Ian Woods, AMP Capital Investors' head of sustainable funds. "When talking to companies, they have different approaches to supply chain issues. With the Australian dollar being ...