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ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... announced $26.5m in funding over four years to deliver Savings Plus to more than 60 sites nationally. The bank noted RMIT University research showing that 87% of Saver Plus participants continue to save at the same rate or more, three years after completing ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... scheduled for February 2012. The group also pointed to its five-year old research and education partnership with Bond University through the Mirvac School of Sustainable Development, which includes a Masters program that has been tailored for Mirvac ...

CSL, NAB recognised for advancing women in the workplace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... in the category included the Catholic Education Office Diocese of Wollongong, Hayman Island Great Barrier Reef, the University of Sydney and Maddocks. Additionally, National Australia Bank was recognised for outstanding EEO practice for the advancement ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Chung holds a Bachelors degree in commerce from the Unversity of Toronto, a Juris Doctor (J.D) and an MBA from the University of Melbourne and is a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria. The independent, Australian focused governance ...

Low Carbon Australia relaunches Carbon Offset Guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... website, which provides information on carbon offset providers in Australia. Low Carbon Australia, EPA Victoria, and the University of Queensland have developed the guide as a comprehensive, independent directory of carbon offset providers aimed at businesses ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... executives who don't currently report on sustainability, according to Aaron Magner, director of sustainability at the University of New South Wales. "Once the carbon tax is resolved it will become a financial issue for future costings for goods and services ...

Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... and meeting with stakeholders, according to Professor Carol Adams, pro vice-chancellor (Sustainability) at La Trobe University and fellow of global accountancy body Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA ). Adams recently bylined a piece ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... of the issues we talk about in the book is the fact that 56% of all higher education students and 55 per cent of all university graduates in Australia are women, and yet women comprise only 4% of line managers, 8% of senior executives and 12.8% of directors ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Australia is an independent non-profit organisation formed through a partnership between The Myer Foundation and Monash University and has international links with the US-based ClimateWorks Foundation. ClimateWorks Australia's mission is to facilitate ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainability of the global property sector. "It is an investor led initiative," said Nils Kok, a professor at Maastricht University and co-coordinator of GRESB. "The ultimate goal is to increase transparency in energy efficiency and sustainability ...