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Mercer ratings demonstrate challenge of integrating ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... the managed funds industry in Australia and New Zealand in particular. "In Australia/NZ, there is a large managed funds business by world standards, and there is the fact that the [UN] PRI has had traction through particularly the industry funds movement ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... at demands from society not as risks, not as threats, but ways how we can serve new markets and solving long standing business problems," said Professor Dirk Matten, Hewlett-Packard chair in corporate social responsibility, Shulich School of Business ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... these things, in a way which gives them a way of managing risk in this area. It's about making sure that companies can do business without facing undue risk, or face exposing their investors to undue risk." The potential risk to investors is considerable. ...

Managing regulatory impacts priority for CSR practitioners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... to international standards/ frameworks, risk reduction and enhancing ability to attract and retain best employees and business partners. ACCSR's fifth annual review is based on responses from 335 CSR managers. "Developing new products, services and markets ...

Australian Ethical names new chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... in various commonwealth government departments as a senior economist. See Also: Australian Ethical names exec director business development

ASX50 companies slow to adopt integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... established polices to manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, suggesting that ESG is important to business. But only 36% "have gone a step further and revised company purpose and value statements to reflect this." The report named ...

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... developers. "We will be talking with potential product manufacturers based out of Europe with the hope of attracting business to Australia," he said. "I will again be speaking about how EUAs are a way for the building industry to pay for these products." ...

Ken Henry to speak at ACCSR annual conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... by David Knowles, director, philanthropic services at JB Were; and how the relationships between not-for-profits and business can create new types of value. Leeora Black, managing director of ACCSR, noted that delegates have also expressed interest in ...

CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... not to make corporate buyers into carbon experts. Instead, procurement leaders should aim to educate staff about the business benefits of working with climate-savvy suppliers." The CDP received responses from 1,864 suppliers responded to the information ...

Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... report. Henry Davis York has published sustainability reports since 2008 and the firm sees sustainability as part of its business strategy. "Sustainability is now a pre-requisite for doing business," said Sharon Cook, managing partner of Henry Davis ...