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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 ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Ownership Matters (OM) has appointed Marty Chung as a senior governance analyst. Chung joins Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal as part of the OM team that is focused on the governance of Australian companies and capital markets. Chung previously ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
A majority of ASX200 and NZ50 companies reported to this year's Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) that they saw risks associated with carbon pricing, but many also saw opportunities and only 4% of respondents said the risks were rated as high. According ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Senate has passed the Clean Energy Future legislative package, starting the countdown to the 1 July 2012 launch of a carbon pricing regime. But while businesses have short term certainty with the package's passage, they will still have ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The mining of coal seam gas has never been more prominent in Australia, and institutional investors are weighing the environmental, social and political risks of being invested in companies with exposures to coal seam gas operations. While there are ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
ASX100 companies are disclosing their environmental and social impacts on upstream and downstream supply chains, but there is significant variability in disclosures within and between industry sectors and room for improvement, according to a joint report ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government has agreed to undertake a pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), with Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson announcing that the government will provide AU$12.7m to support ...

Low Carbon Australia relaunches Carbon Offset Guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has relaunched the Carbon Offset Guide 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 ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) reported a customer satisfaction rating of 75.2%, slightly lower than last year and putting the bank in 4 th place against the other three main Australia banks, against a backdrop of full year net profits of ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Stockland, the diversified property group, has reported reducing water use across its office portfolio by 11% and its retail portfolio by 10%, commenced installing LED lights at its Stockland Nowra development and reported a 64% decrease in injury frequency ...