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Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... requirements. For the actual implementation, it's not as easy as the mere numbers." Another area of focus will be supply chain management, which Mirvac identifies as a material issue. In 2014, the company approved a new responsible procurement policy ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... management, risk and crisis management, labour practice indicators and human rights, climate strategy, supply chain management, brand management, anti-crime policy and measures, codes of conduct, compliance, corruption and bribery. Of the ASX200 listed ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... found in financial statements, such as occupational health and safety performance, corporate culture and supply chain management, Carlsson-Sweeny said in the paper. "The proportion of a company's value that is derived from intangible assets is increasing ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... companies to engage in water stewardship with activities that that includes targets for community engagement, supply chain management, watershed management, transparency and public policy. Only a small minority identify actions commensurate with those ...

Sedex notes increasing demand for ethical procurement data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Ethical and sustainable supply chain management are being integrated into procurement practices in Australia and around the world, according Net Balance and Sedex. Sedex operates an online database of ethical and sustainable supply chain data that allows ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... ESG factors that affect investment outcomes and has spoken with companies about the need for responsible supply chain management," Halliday said. "As part of our focus on ESG and the sustainability of business models we stress the provision of safe working ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Fund managers and analysts are reassessing Australian retailer's supply chain management as a result of the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh last month. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The factory collapse, which has left more ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... end on policy from our Asian neighbours. Those companies with long thin supply chains generally had good supply chain management and then also good climate change adaptation." The three firms that carried out the research engaged with senior executive ...

Australian companies awarded gold in sustainability yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... with a focus to long-term value creation. The yearbook is in its tenth year, and RobecoSAM noted that supply chain management has seen "vast improvement" in that time, with more companies recognising the need to look outside their own operations to view ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... the average company in the modern economy is now more reliant upon intangible assets to create value: supply chain management, resource efficiency, product innovation, community reputation and ability to access new markets to name a few. These intangible ...