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Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... "Cutting out the agent means no agent fees but requires a robust ethical sourcing framework and strong knowledge of local business practices," the report said. "Setting up direct sourcing offices is often time-consuming and demanding work." The report ...

The UpSide Interview: Geoff Sinclair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... on Vimeo. Kimmorley presents this interview, one in a series of discussions with UK-based climate change economics and business experts in The UpSide: what next for a sustainable Australia? The interviews focus on topics ranging from "from leading global ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... areas is nothing new. But when it comes to valuation of services, focusing on the opportunities side and alternative business models to capture these, most companies in industries other than the usual suspects are only starting to pay attention. These ...

ClimateWorks Australia name Hill, Ridout to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Former Federal Environment Minister Robert Hill and business leader Heather Ridout have joined ClimateWorks Australia's board of directors. "Robert Hill and Heather Ridout are well known and widely respected for their contribution to public policy in ...

GRI opens comment on anti-corruption, GHG guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... anti-corruption policy, their stated commitments to zero-tolerance of corruption, training of employees, governance bodies and business partners on anti-corruption and collective action initiatives against corruption. Meanwhile, the proposed GHG guidelines ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... 2005-2011. Moore was another appointee to the CEFC Expert Review Panel. He was the head of Bankers Trust's corporate finance business and a member of the bank's credit committee. He is on the board and audit committee of Challenger Infrastructure Fund ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Group to perform the review. The review looked at the bank's strategy and reviewed four programs - MoneyMinded, Money Business, Saver Plus and Progress Loans and determined that the first three have performed well against the bank's strategy and the ...

Equinix Sydney facility receives LEED certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... such as energy savings, water efficiency and CO2 emissions reduction. Phase one of Equinix's third Sydney International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre, known as SY3, was completed in 2011 and was built to LEED standards. Phase two of the building ...

Integrated reporting a tool to telling value creation story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... KPMG report. "Integrated reporting provides a basis to address this by re-focussing reporting around an organisation's business model and operational priorities," KPMG said in its Integrated Reporting Issue 2. "the aim is to reflect the model opportunities ...

Australian Ethical appoints Russell for administration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical's 14,000 members will bring Russell's total members under administration to 355,000. "Our administration business is focused on developing innovative, flexible and customisable solutions and we've invested heavily in technology and ...