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NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... managing natural value includes the economic valuing of ecosystem services and the natural environment - that is, recognising impact and dependency on biodiversity and ecosystem services and accounting for them within traditional business frameworks ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The social and environmental supply chain policies and disclosures of ASX-listed companies has come under renewed scrutiny, with Net Balance concluding ASX100 companies do not uniformly disclose those supply chain impacts, and the Australian Council ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... For companies seeking to make a long term investment in a particular region, it becomes vital to identify and assess the impact that policies, such as carbon pricing, will have on the economic viability of the mine and plant over time." The ICMM report ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, reported a reduction in its carbon footprint of 37%, primarily due to a decrease in construction activities, while also reporting net sales ...

Australian and NZ companies increase community giving in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... were 0.6%, compared with 1.2% globally. LBG is an international network that provides a framework to measure the value and impact of corporate community investments on both business and society. LBG analyses investments in terms of inputs, outputs and ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... focused on issues that are emerging, relevant to our role as a financial institution, and where we can have a meaningful impact, drawing on our skills or where we have or need to develop relevant experience." Having identified the three areas of "future-focus" ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... their related material issues into six categories - business conduct, Mirvac people, external stakeholders, environmental impact, product responsibility and supply chain. Out of the 22 issues that were identified by stakeholders, reputation and market ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... consolidated loss of AU$395.3m is higher than the corresponding figure at 2010 - a AU$217.6m loss. See Also: Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

Global Reporting Initiative launches sustainability database

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a new database containing information on sustainability and environmental, social and governance of more than three thousand companies worldwide. The new Sustainability Disclosure Database permits free ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Ownership Matters (OM) has appointed Marty Chung as a senior governance analyst. Chung joins Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal as part of the OM team that is focused on the governance of Australian companies and capital markets. Chung previously ...