Search Results

Showing 371 - 380 of 393 results for "employees"

AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... in 2009. The company has a "zero harm" policy for its site. "Although there were no serious injuries to any of AWE's employees or contractors this year, a single Lost Time Injury was reported in the Western Australian operations," the company said. In ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... but I don't think that's enough and there's not enough direct connection with the community or even with the company's employees." However, the fact that price is more important than green credentials doesn't mean that consumers are opposed to using ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... signatory. As part of that, DEXUS developed a "six pillar" strategic stakeholder approach - investors, tenants, suppliers, employees, community and environment and reported on stakeholder objectives and 2012 commitments. The company reported improvements ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... contract with a supplier, the work might be outsourced to a sub-contractor, with no assurances that the sub-contractors' employees are paid a living wage. Investors seeking reassurance that their invested companies are managing supply chain risks could ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... projects was US$243bn. Some superannuation funds have gotten into the renewable energy space - in 2010, the AU$16bn Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) partnered with UBS International Infrastructure Fund to buy the Collgar Wind Farm in Western ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... South Wales-based Local Government Super (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 ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Wagga Wagga; and Marketplace, Leichhardt. 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 ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Organisation (CSIRO), but the majority of the committee - including the chair - must not be commonwealth office holders or employees. The legislation's governance structure, in addition to providing for the administration and oversight functions, also ...

Skilled labour shortage potentially increases corporate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... employed." Actual risk exposures of a specific company depend on a combination of factors, including the proportion of employees in Australia and their geographic location; the proportion of skilled workers employed in occupations with labour shortage ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... saving. In its health, safety and wellbeing metrics, Mirvac noted that lost time injury frequency rate had fallen to 8.8 employees and service providers injuries per million hours worked for the 2011 financial year, down from 10.8 injuries per million ...