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Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... clarity and for relating ESG to company strategy and material risks. Nick Edgerton - Colonial First State Global Asset Management "It's a good clear explanation related to company strategy, linking injury frequency rate to the need to assure the license ...

Westpac targets 40 percent women in senior management by 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
The Westpac Group has committed to increasing the number of women in senior leadership roles to 40 percent by 2014. Westpac announced this move in a report, On Target, to demonstrate their performance against the UN Women's Empowerment principles, released ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... analysis of 10 large Australian companies has found that they are failing to accurately report their labour practices management and performance. Nick Edgerton, Colonial First State Global Asset Management Banarra, a Sydney-based consultancy that offers ...

UN PRI rolls out mandatory fees, expanded agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... and provide guidance on ESG reporting into new asset classes. The fees run on a sliding scale based on assets under management for asset owners/managers and number of employees for professional service providers and top out at £6,600 (AU$ 10,292) ...

PRI hires Rob Lake as director of strategic development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... social and governance issues. PRI has over 870 signatories from 45 countries with more than US$ 25tr of assets under management Lake comes to PRI from APG Asset Management, where he was head of sustainability and governance. APG Asset Management is a ...

Sustainability reporting: the drive towards integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... Leeora Black, managing director of the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR), an independent management consulting and training firm. "The GRI, if it is applied meaningfully, should result in a report like that." But the challenge ...

Australian companies asked to disclose water exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... learn if there is scope for companies to manage their water exposure, and what are the likely cost impacts of that management for a company," Fabian said. "I'd say that they're far from convinced at this point that there are material financial exposures ...

ANZ targets 40 percent women managers by September

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank has committed to increasing the number of women in management positions to 40 percent by the end of September as part of increasing their gender diversity throughout the business. Currently, 38.4 percent of managers are women, the bank said. ...

Government introduces carbon emission pricing plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... Climate Change (IGCC), an organisation representing Australian and New Zealand investors with $600bn in funds under management, welcomed the announcement. "We know that the longer we wait to price pollution the more it will cost, so agreement to start ...

"Two Strikes" policy for directors over executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... prohibit directors, executives and their closely related parties from participating in the vote on the remuneration of key management personnel; prohibit prohibiting directors and executives from hedging their incentive remuneration; and requiring shareholder ...