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Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... to the methodology that Regnan developed, all of these subsectors had greater risk exposure than they had policies to control those risks. "There is no consistency to disclosures or policies," McIvor said. "The approaches are quite disparate - even within ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... energy supply issues. This is where the power of the city really has an impact, because a lot of cities don't necessarily control the source of their energy supply, or they have some power but not a lot, so they're at the mercy of private sector providers ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... the basis of the bond's return calculation. "Measuring the progress has been a tricky one, because you have to have a control group," Blackburn-Wright said. "From a social work perspective, it's tricky to withhold care, but there's no other way to tell ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... report said. "Instead, we expect the bill to be delayed and then rejected in the Senate." If the Coalition does not gain control of the Senate in the election, and the ALP and Greens continue to oppose repeal, there would have to be a double dissolution ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... sources, and hinge on whether a breach of an environmental licence to produce is cause by an event beyond the reasonable control of the supplier or if it is the result of negligence, Anderson said. "If the reason the license is breached is a force majeure ...

Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical managing director TOMRA manufactures reverse recycling machines and sorting systems for recycling quality control but last year bought a company that manufactures tobacco sorting machine. Australian Ethical owns 259,000 shares, equivalent ...

Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Kate Greenhill FCA to the board as a non-executive director. Greenhill has more than 18 years' experience in assurance and advisory services in the financial services industry. She is a former partner with ...

KPMG: fraud costs Australian/NZ businesses $373 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand organisations have lost an estimated AU$373 million due to fraud in the last two years, but only 15% of organisations surveyed by KPMG see fraud as a key risk. Gary Gill "People don't take fraud, bribery and corruption seriously ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Mercer labeled themes including alternative energy, energy efficiency, water infrastructure and technologies, pollution control, waste management, environmental support services, sustainable resource management and green bonds/impact investing. "Unlisted ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
More company suppliers than ever have identified current or future climate changes risks to their global supply chains, but only 28% of suppliers report having a target for emissions reductions. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Supply Chain's fifth ...