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Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... process - and Berrutti's role - is relatively new to the organisation, Perpetual has experience in socially responsible management through its Perpetual Ethical SRI offering. "We have an ethical fund and that's been around for about a decade," Berrutti ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... security." The company has also defined targets of zero food waste to landfill by 2015. In terms of its human capital management, Woolworths disclosed a 30% decrease in LITFR, down to 8.51 for 2011. However, the company had set a target last year of ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, reported a reduction in its carbon footprint of 37%, primarily due to a decrease in construction activities, while also reporting net sales ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... discusses how financial professionals can map business risks and opportunities, incorporate sustainability within the risk management framework, and eventually, at the end, identify assurance needs to ensure credibility. "The reporting side, I think ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... investments is required each year between now and 2050, according to the International Energy Authority. Funds under management by global bond traders reached US$95tr in 2010 and more than US$6tr of new bonds were issued. According to the Climate Bonds ...

Australian and NZ companies increase community giving in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... companies has found that they contributed a total value of almost AU$259m to their community in cash, time, in-kind and management costs. According to the London Benchmarking Group (LBG) report on Australia and New Zealand, that AU$259m is an increase ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... its human rights standard into its training program, but disclosed a slight decrease in the percentage of women in management, against a backdrop of group net profit after tax of AU$5.36bn, a 19% increase over 2010. In its 2011 Shareholder and Corporate ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... increase access to financial education via local seminars in branches, online education and personal finance and business management short courses. This year, the bank also identified three future areas of materiality - demographic and cultural change ...

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 ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... participation, Elders is a foundation sponsor for the Australian Year of the Farmer for 2012, and partners with Australian Land Management group to promote environmental sustainability on Australian farms. Over the last year, Elders staff raised more ...