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Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... regional New South Wales, Canberra and Melbourne. Aligned with our OHS Strategy, our individual business units have implemented BU OHS Plans, which will be reviewed annually." At the same time, the bank also disclosed voluntary employee turnover of 12.65% ...

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... the first time, there is certainty on how to manage human rights." Lyster noted that of the 47, some companies have implemented human rights policies, managed the exposures and provided reporting on the subject - he pointed to Rio Tinto, ANZ, Fosters ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian National Norm and in several categories of the Global High Performing Norm. In the second half of 2011, DEXUS implemented a new quarterly business performance system which measures performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) across ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... company's operations, and critically, down the supply chain. There are two further stages to the EP&L account that will be implemented going forward - the second stage will address social factors such as fair wages, safety and working conditions, while ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... related to management, policy and disclosure and strategy and analysis. Among the 33 Australian respondents, 70% have implemented tenant behaviour programs compared to 43% globally. More than two-thirds of Australian respondents have variable compensation ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Wholesale distribution and marketing company Metcash has tested its newly implemented sustainable supply chain management program by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... use of green power. The retrofit will include a tri-generation system, the fund said. "LGS has a number of years ago implemented a process of continuous improvement for all our real estate holdings," Churchill said. "Our high average NABERS ratings are ...

R. M. Williams Agricultural Holdings to fund NT property conservation with carbon rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... was officially launched in late July, will see cattle permanently removed from the property and a conservation plan implemented, with the expectation of generating up to 1.5m carbon credits a year. The project will restore the landscape and protect several ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... could help Australia achieve a greater than expected reduction in greenhouse gas emission by 2020 if successfully implemented, according to research from ClimateWorks Australia. ClimateWorks Australia's analysis of the govermnent's proposed package shows ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... deliberately chosen every two years because it takes such a long time for things to change, when policies need to be implemented. You might need additional staff, you might need additional data. We know ourselves from our own experience that it takes ...