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La Trobe University wins sustainability reporting award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
La Trobe University won best first time report in the CR Reporting Awards (CRRA) for its 2010 sustainability report. Sydney-based consultancy Banarra was first runner up in the Best SME report category, while Amcor was also a runner up for the Best ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... the focus,, said Roger Simnett, professor of accounting and associate dean (research), Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales, and a member of the IIRC working group. "We didn't take a stakeholder focus," Simnett said. "There are ...

Government grants $1.9m for geothermal exploration study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... however, is a manual, expensive exercise, NICTA said. NICTA will work with the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney to develop machine learning algorithms, and the Schools of Earth Science at the Australian National University ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... said Professor Dirk Matten, Hewlett-Packard chair in corporate social responsibility, Shulich School of Business, York University. "More interesting for the majority of delegates today are the cases companies who use addressing social needs to generate ...

Ken Henry to speak at ACCSR annual conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... conference include Dirk Matten, Hewlett-Packard chair in Corporate Social Responsibility, Schulich School of Business, York University, and Simon McKeon, 2011 Australian of the Year, Chairman of CSIRO and Business for Millennium Development. Black noted ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... the CDM space. To my understanding, there's no commercial incentive to go out and write methodology unless you're a university or an NGO." Sydney-headquartered COzero is both a buyer of offsets and an originator of offsets through projects in Australia ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... announced $26.5m in funding over four years to deliver Savings Plus to more than 60 sites nationally. The bank noted RMIT University research showing that 87% of Saver Plus participants continue to save at the same rate or more, three years after completing ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... scheduled for February 2012. The group also pointed to its five-year old research and education partnership with Bond University through the Mirvac School of Sustainable Development, which includes a Masters program that has been tailored for Mirvac ...

CSL, NAB recognised for advancing women in the workplace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... in the category included the Catholic Education Office Diocese of Wollongong, Hayman Island Great Barrier Reef, the University of Sydney and Maddocks. Additionally, National Australia Bank was recognised for outstanding EEO practice for the advancement ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Chung holds a Bachelors degree in commerce from the Unversity of Toronto, a Juris Doctor (J.D) and an MBA from the University of Melbourne and is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria. The independent, Australian focused governance ...