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Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... gas emissions dropped to 184,124 tonnes of CO2-e, down from 189,425 CO2-e in 2010. In its 2011 annual review and sustainability report, the bank outlined its sustainability approach as part of its overall corporate strategy. "In a continuation of the ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Mirvac Group, the property development, investment, and management company, has identified 22 sustainability related issues that are material to the group and its stakeholders. The issue, which range from business conduct to supply chain, was the basis ...

Global Reporting Initiative calls for G4 public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... comment period on the G4 guidelines is open until 24 November and asks participants to share their views on corporate sustainability reporting. G4 will be based on current guidelines, but will also be shaped to reflect the needs for reporting over the ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... September 2010, and reported an effluent leak at one of its Victorian feedlots due to severe flooding. Elders' sustainability disclosures in its annual report are reported against a consolidated loss after tax of AU$395.3m. Elders Rural Services operations ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... new media such as Twitter and Facebook has increased the need for companies to behave in accordance with their sustainability policies to minimise reputational risk. He also cited the backlash that Harvey Norman co-founder Gerry Harvey saw after he announced ...

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 ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... they can appropriately price their products and services," said Mathew Nelson, Ernst & Young's climate change and sustainability leader. "The ability of businesses to begin to prepare for full trading is also impacted and there is a sense of hesitancy ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... product and service design and through marketing and engagement with customers, the report said. "Supply chain sustainability has three principal benefits," according to the report "Firstly, it addresses internal business risk, secondly it adds value ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... customer satisfaction, was nearly equal to 2010's 75.6% and higher than previous years, CBA said in its annual sustainability report accompanying the 2011 annual report. "Recent regulatory changes in Regulatory Guidelines (RG165) require a higher standard ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... in injury frequency in 2011 against an underlying profit of AU$652.4m, an 8.7% increase over 2010. In its 2011 sustainability report, Stockland also reported increased work to engage with customers in its commercial property portfolio. "In commercial ...