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More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... quality." KPMG noted that only 46% of Australian companies identify social or environmental impacts across their supply chain, meaning that improved management and governance in this area needs to be addressed. "The surprising increase in Asia Pacific ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... and potential reward in timber products is the increasing focus on certification and country-of-origin labeling for supply chain assurance, said MaryKate Hanlon, manager - sustainability, research, and communications at New Forests Asset Management. ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia and figure out how that was relevant to us, particularly in a market where we don't have access to the entire supply chain," she said. "We started talking to people, talking to employees, suppliers, customers about what this means and how this ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... don't tell you about the seriousness of injuries." Another area of focus for the examination of the retail sector is supply chain risk management. The supply chain issues have sprung to the forefront of public concern in the wake of the Rana Plaza building ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... climate change risk," CDP said. "Many companies do not understand the full complexity of deforestation risks in their supply chain," said Paul Simpson, CDP chief executive officer in a statement accompanying the report's release. "But if no action is ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... on companies to engage in water stewardship with activities that that includes targets for community engagement, supply chain management, watershed management, transparency and public policy. Only a small minority identify actions commensurate with those ...

Companies face uncertainty from timing of carbon tax repeal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... proposed and is retrospective." de Wit also noted that the issue of cost flow-throughs and cost recovery down the supply chain is another potentially difficult issue depending on the timing or success of the repeal. "There are some difficult issues that ...

Sedex notes increasing demand for ethical procurement data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Ethical and sustainable supply chain management are being integrated into procurement practices in Australia and around the world, according Net Balance and Sedex. Sedex operates an online database of ethical and sustainable supply chain data that allows ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... economic valuation of the company's environmental, social and economic impacts along its value chain, including down the supply chain. "If you look at Puma, Puma do environmental accounting," McWilliams said. "They are currently at a stage where they ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board becomes NCD supporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has become an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). The CDSB will aid NCD with input and expertise in developing financial sector reporting on natural capital, based on principles ...