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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Law firm Henry Davis York reported a 17% increase in the firm's contribution to pro bono hours and the extension of an existing partner development program to include administrative and management staff, but also disclosed increases in purchased energy ...

Integrated Reporting to generate value, costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... and disclose three lined aspects to explain how the organisation crates and sustains value: a.) the company's ownership control and influence on various forms of capital; b.) changes in the stock of each form of capital from one reporting period to the ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has become the first private investor to fund an environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) in the City of Melbourne. The agreement, signed between NAB, the City of Melbourne, Low Carbon Australia and the owner of 123 Queen ...

Elders seeking new markets for live cattle export

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... business and flow- on impact across the network as well." Elders' live export operations were covered under a revised export control order issued by the Australian Commonwealth government in 2011. The revised order brought "additional requirements for ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... water pumps, lobby lighting, carpark lighting upgrades, solar domestic hot water systems and modifications to building control strategies. The project was given funding assistance from the New South Wales Department of Climate Change and Water Climate ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... the terms of the notice within the time specified. Elders' live export operations were covered under a revised export control order issued by the Australian Commonwealth government in 2011. The revised order brought "additional requirements for assurance ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... for our Australian business and these make up 1% of our total procurement spend. The IPO gives us greater visibility and control of goods procured from Asia and has also allowed us to form close partnerships with Asian suppliers. The IPO team is committed ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... 69% of companies prohibit giving and receiving bribes, up from 50% in 2006. Similarly, 48% of ASX100 companies restrict/control facilitation payments, up from 24% in 2006. However, 97% of top 100 companies in Europe and 86% of top 100 UK companies explicitly ...

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... voting shares, any vote against News Corp board members will be from a minority of shareholders, With the Murdoch family control over voting shares, ACSI recognises that any vote against the News Corp board structure will be from a minority of shareholders. ...

Community finance draws eye of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... emerging market. It brings its own unique risks, but it has protection from ordinary market forces. We have reasonable control of the spread above the RBA risk and can, if you like, design that return in such a way that reflects the needs of the investors." ...