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Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Westpac Group has recorded increases in employee engagement and the percentage of women in leadership and decreases in its lost time injury frequency rate (LITFR) and greenhouse gas emissions, against a backdrop of a net profit of AU$6.99bn, an increase ...

CSL, NAB recognised for advancing women in the workplace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
CSL Limited has been recognised by Minister for the Status of Women Kate Ellis for its commitment to creating and sustaining a diverse and flexible work-based childcare service for employees. CSL was given the Minister's Award at the Equal Opportunity ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... comparable to finance industry medians from 2010." The bank is also continuing its work to increasing the representation of women in executive manage and above roles from 26.6% in December 2009 to 35% by December 2014. To the end of the 2011 financial ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... enjoyment of the type of work; and not enough challenge or stretch in the job." The company also reported that the number of women in management roles increased from 35 to 37%. The company introduced two new women's development programs - the Future ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The number of women directors in the ASX100 continued to climb slowly in 2010, accounting for 26% of new non-executive directors and 12.2% of all directors, up from 11.1% in 2009, according to research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...

Analysing the link between women directors and corporate returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
A recent report noted that ASX500 companies with women directors had a higher average return on equity over the past three and five year time horizons, but there is no clear answer as to why this incidence seems to exist. The report by the Reibey Institute ...

ASX500 companies increase number of women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
An analysis of ASX500 companies shows that there are 235 women holding 307 directorship positions, and 233 companies have at least one woman on board. The research note authored by the Reibey Institute noted that women hold 9.5% of ASX500 board positions ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... that might be there in existing financial system or could be incorporated into those systems - lost time through injury, women's representation in senior executive positions, employee turnover - data that's already used in the Dow Jones Sustainability ...

DEXUS appoint Tonianne Dwyer independent director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... said Chris Beare, Chairman of DEXUS Property Group. DEXUS currently has one other woman on its board - Elizabeth Alexander. Women currently make up 17.6% of directors of ASX 50 companies, 16.1% of ASX 100 and 12.7% cent of ASX 200 companies, according ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Catalyst - it analysed Fortune 500 companies over a four year period and found that companies with the highest percentage of women directors, on average outperformed those with the lowest percentage of women directors. In particular, they found that ...