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GRI opens comment on anti-corruption, GHG guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... report information on their anti-corruption policy, their stated commitments to zero-tolerance of corruption, training of employees, governance bodies and business partners on anti-corruption and collective action initiatives against corruption. Meanwhile ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... integrate insights from community investment in financial inclusion into business operations, including better engaging with employees. "The strong view of external stakeholders, and most ANZ employees and senior executives participating in this review ...

Australian Ethical appoints Russell for administration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... 2000-2008, Gibbs served as CEO of ARIA, the trustee of the PSS and CSS - the superannuation schemes for federal government employees. Prior to that, Gibbs was executive officer of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST).

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... maintaining or increasing the participation of women at different levels included: to increase the representation of women employees in the whole organisation to x% over x years; to increase the number of women in middle management positions to x% by ...

Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... legislation is working its way through Parliament to have similar reporting standards for all companies with more than 100 employees. As a result, WOB has received calls from companies, particularly smaller listed companies, with questions on how to ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... working at the bank. In their most recent RAP, ANZ has committed to "retaining, developing and promoting Indigenous employees to leadership positions" with 20 Indigenous staff in management by 2014, and has committed to recruiting 100 Indigenous trainees ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... in a letter to shareholders. "Many of the individuals who are the dissenting shareholders or director candidates were employees who were unwilling to come with your company on its path of continual improvement," said Andre Morony, Australian Ethical ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... international standards. The ACSI report notes that labour rights are basic privileges expected to be extended to all employees, and that labour conflicts can be a source of risk that can cause financial and reputational losses for the company and investors. ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... of skilled staff, particularly in exploration and production divisions. The report cites estimates that around 50% of employees in the sector will retire over the next 10 years, and that there are not enough workers of similar experience levels to replace ...

SAP: sustainability for innovation as well as cost reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... attributes this increase to a 45% increase in air travel, a 7% increase in company car emissions and a 7% increase in employees. SAP reporting putting measures in place to improve energy efficiency and carbon emissions. The Australian subsidiary has ...