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KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Companies with international operations will need to review their anti-corruption and anti-bribery policies if the Australian government removes the "facilitation payments" defence from laws. David Luijerink, KPMG forensic partner In November, the government ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... proposals," the study said. Turbine hosts - all farmers - supported wind farms and were not concerned about visual or noise impact. "Community members publicly opposing local wind farms spoke as self-appointed representatives for others nursing grievances ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Assessment and Remediation," GRI said in the annual report. "One Indicator seeks disclosure about human rights reviews and impact assessments. The other requests disclosure of the number of grievances filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has reported certifying 100 Green Star building projects in one calendar year. This is the highest number of certifications that GBCA has done since certifying 88 projects in 2009. GBCA launched the Green ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Leeora Black, managing director of the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Reporting (ACCSR). "Basically, addressing the impact of the carbon pricing scheme is among the top five priorities of companies." The carbon pricing scheme is an issue for ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... company's lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) was 5.05, while its LITFR was 10.0 for contractors. In terms of its economic impact, Westfield Group disclosed that it provided AU$6.8m of financial support in communities in which it operates around ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... our people and the wider community can trust and to use our technology, products and services to make a positive social impact," according to their 2011 CR report. Optus also listed leadership and talent development as, minimising their environmental ...

CDP: U.S. farmers' GHG disclosures and management varied

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The agricultural sector will be heavily impacted by effects of climate change, but a study of U.S. suppliers of tomatoes and potatoes shows a widely diverging capability to report on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and identify areas of successful emissions ...

Elders seeking new markets for live cattle export

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... impose the live export ban, which took us the best part of three months to reopen the market, and that had a significant impact on the business and flow- on impact across the network as well." Elders' live export operations were covered under a revised ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Europeans said they'd only take CERs from the least developed countries," Green said. "The extension of the CDM will have an impact. It gives Australian companies liable under the scheme confidence that they will be able to source up to 50% of their ...