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KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... communication to stakeholders and shareholders." KPMG defined social investments as corporate donations of cash or products, employee volunteering, pro bono work, sponsorship, matched giving and the costs associated with those programs, and included ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac has revealed progress on its sustainability strategy and is conducting a review of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk framework, a biennial process that is considered a "refresh", said Siobhan Toohill, head of group sustainability ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... service is by measuring the performance, measuring the strength of those sustainability credentials, whether that be an employee whose survey increased, or whether that is energy efficiency, those programs are really important." There should be more ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
( Ed. note: substantially updated with comment from Martin Doyle, executive chairman, Iman Operations) Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has made a AU$800,000 impact investment financing deal with an Indigenous cleaning company based in Queensland that ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... report or explain approach to provide information on strategy, results and risks in six areas - environmental, social and employee-related matters, human rights, anti-corruption and bribery. Additionally, large listed companies will be required to provide ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... fracturing - "fracking" -activities, and future engagements over labour standards in the extractive industry and direct employee issues in the retail sector, Reynolds said.. Reynolds has recently returned to Australia and attended the Conference of Major ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB, Westpac top "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB and Westpac have been named to the Ethisphere Institute's list of 2014 World's Most Ethical Companies. Ethisphere Institute is a US-based independent centre of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance. ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... chairmen, usually they come in to talk about the remuneration report or the upcoming AGM, and we ask them about leadership, employee engagement and succession planning," she said. "They'll usually say they have an emergency replacement for the CEO, and ...

Cbus Super to target suicide prevention initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Cbus Super will prioritise suicide prevention and intervention initiatives geared towards low-skilled construction workers after receiving the results of a study into suicide rates in the construction industry. The study conducted by the University ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank has increased the number of Indigenous trainees offered jobs by 74%, has increased the overall number of Indigenous employees by 13% and reports that their Indigenous Money Mentor program has created $4.20 in social value per ...