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Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... that there are business advantages in integrating social responsibility into their activities, particularly in terms of labour, financial and reputational capital, especially if they do so from the early stages of a project."

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... by workplace culture, employee benefits and the external job market," CBA said. "In the context of a tightening domestic labour market, we have improved the retention of our employees within Australia by providing a range of competitive employee benefits ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... intangible - brand and reputation - and those assets are vulnerable, such as when Nike was accused in the 1990s of using child labour in its supply chain. The AMP Capital report notes that the risk of reputational damage versus the reward of outsourcing ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... demonstrating how companies can report carbon emissions, management and remediation of contaminated land, and sub-contracted labour issues, among other areas. GRI's Construction and Real Estate Sector Supplement (CRESS) covers issues that would arise ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... different industry sectors require different approaches. "Human capital management basically means how organisations manage the labour," Goodland said. "But that doesn't mean the same thing for all companies. For some, it's about relationships with unions. ...

PRI signatories develop farmland principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... (UK), PGGM (Netherlands) and TIAA-CREF (USA). "Farmland operations that respect the environment, adhere to responsible labour practices and maintain positive stakeholder relations are better long-term investments - for the local communities, for host ...

Skilled labour shortage potentially increases corporate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
A shortage in skilled labour in a number of Australian industry sectors means that companies' human capital management (HCM) programmes are an important component in risk management, according to a report by Regnan Governance Research. Skills shortage ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... increased costs of carbon regulations, to companies' reliance on large, global workforces and the heightened exposure to labour disruptions across geographies and through supply chains, to access to scare resources. The paper also discusses possible ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... whistleblower policies, equal opportunity and workplace diversity policies and practices, workplace health and safety practices, labour relations and labour rights. ACSI also recommends disclosure on stakeholder relationship management, customer satisfaction ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... voluntary business initiative in which signatories commit to aligning their operations and strategies with 10 human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption principles. There are more than 8700 signatories around the world. In its report, the ...