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Cruelty Free Super celebrates second birthday

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... usually a prerequisite for inclusion. Thus, members have found their way to Cruelty Free Super via social media and through events that the fund attends. Coates is considering joining the Emerald Club, the distributor of the Emerald Wrap, a dedicated ...

Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... ensure that all material ESG factors are considered when assessing company valuations," Domagala said. "However, market events over recent years have demonstrated that focusing on an individual company level may not be sufficient if broader macro ESG ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... physical isolation, relative political stability and economic good fortune, Australia is more exposed and connected to events and trends everywhere than ever before." General concerns about Australia's ability to respond to environmental risks and economic ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Carbon Action initiative was motivated by a range of factors including concern about climate change and extreme weather events, a growing understanding that emissions reduction activities can be cost-effective, protecting the financial sustainability ...

Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... that." The measure will bring a greater amount of transparency for shareholders and will provide greater disclosure around events that can be material to smaller listed companies' cashflow. "Once you get outside of the top 50 or 60 companies in the Australia ...

CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... suppliers have achieved year-on-year emissions reductions. Meanwhile, responding companies reported that extreme weather events disrupted 30% of supply chains in the past year, and that 53% of the suppliers identify certain or likely exposure to increased ...

Global Reporting Initiative publishes events sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published a new guidance for the events sector to increase the relevance of reporting on issues including greenhouse gas emissions, waste, attendee travel, event legacy, and initiatives taken at an event to ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... 2012 is set to be another full year for sustainability and environmental, social and governance considerations, including events like the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in June, we look back at the topics that stirred interest ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... the London Benchmarking Group (LBG) methodology, plus an additional AU$3.3m in workplace gibing donations and fundraising events. The figure includes management costs, assurance packages and support to customers. In addressing its environmental materiality ...

CSL reports new anti-corruption policy, lower emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$16.4m of that went to supporting patient communities "in the areas of education awareness, research, advocacy, patient events, humanitarian access and patient assistance." As part of that amount, CSL Behring donated more than 1m units of von Willebrand ...