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Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... around those upstream social things - the labour rights stuff and the human rights stuff. I think for a lot of Australian business, at least in my experience, they assume that if their supplier is operating in Australia, then they're meeting the law ...

Low Carbon Australia partners with Macquarie Equipment Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Australia in the clean energy field," said Low Carbon Australia CEO Meg McDonald. ""This program will benefit Australian business, enabling them to realise immediate energy cost savings, improve their energy performance and achieve carbon reductions." ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... 2006-2007 levels, while also reducing a reduction of 25% CO2-e per square metre for new store designs as compared to "business as usual" designs. Woolworths will also push water materiality further down the supply chain through its Fresh Food Future ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Brazil, the main source of greenhouse emissions was vehicle fuel consumption. Brazil is the first of the three geographic business units to commence tracking indirect (scope 3) greenhouse gas emissions such as air travel." The company will continue to ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... which has published a list of 20 sustainability issues for professionals seeking to integrate sustainability into core business strategies. In Business briefing series: 20 issues on building a sustainable business, co-authored with KPMG, the institute ...

Carbon credits to be regulated as financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... services. ASIC assesses license applications based on whether the applicant is competent to carry on the financial services business specified on the application, has sufficient financial resources to carry on the proposed business and can meet other ...

Australian and NZ companies increase community giving in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... volunteering by members but also improved data collection. Employee volunteering continues to represent a huge opportunity for business to further its community contributions." Australian and New Zealand LBG members contribute rather less than their ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... concerned about, because executive remuneration has, shall we say, increased significantly in excess of other costs in a business," he said. The basis of the panel discussion was a recent AICD study authored by consultant Mercer. The study, which mapped ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... extractive industries. "Together, these policies and tools are helping us to embed a culture of responsible lending across our business and ensure that economic, social and environmental risks and opportunities (including our human rights standards) ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... said in the report. "We looked again at what sustainability means in the context of the group's vision, our brands and business strategies. This review has led to a significant evolution in our thinking and a new strategic focus. Our approach now formally ...