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Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... company provided several examples of its workplace safety efforts. "Providing a healthy and safe environment for our employees is our top priority. We set challenging health and safety targets each year with the ultimate goal of achieving zero harm to ...

Australian and NZ companies increase community giving in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... impacted on patterns of giving, while global financial uncertainty have impacted on the amounts given by individual employees. The report breaks giving into three categories- community investment, donations, and commercial initiatives. "This year has ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... reputation and market positioning, climate change and energy, carbon pricing, waste and water management, engagement with employees, tenants and customers and stakeholders, housing affordability and supply chain management ranked among the issues with ...

Elders reports increased lost time injury frequency rate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... tax of AU$395.3m. Elders Rural Services operations had 2,409 as of 30 September 2011, compared with 2,485 full time employees at the beginning of the reporting year - a reduction attributed to attrition as Elders implemented a non-critical positions ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... example. "Qantas prides itself on its alignment with the needs of its customers and its engagement and support of its employees," Bradbury said. "It has gone to great lengths to report on its activities in this space, even winning an award for best ESG ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... a 21% return on the net capital outlay." LGS manages nearly AU$6bn in assets with 100,000 members, including 60,000 employees working for local government or related employers throughout NSW and 40,000 former local government employees. It has approximately ...

CSL, NAB recognised for advancing women in the workplace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... 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 for Women in the Workplace Agency's Business Achievement Awards ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability report. "In September 2010, we introduced a frontline customer feedback system called Firstpoint, which allows employees across the business to record complaints. We also continued to train our frontline staff in complaint handling. As ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... growth strategy will see us reduce our presence in the office and industrial sectors over time, during the past year some employees opted to pursue career opportunities outside Stockland, despite our best endeavours to transition them into challenging ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... penalties imposed, investors should be concerned as to how well companies they are invested in are prepared to prevent their employees from becoming involved in corrupt practices," the report said. "In the current environment, the chances of an ASX200 ...