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Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... those policies, Lyster said. "If you take the human rights framework and break that into occupational health and safety, diversity, gender issues, indigenous issues, privacy, etc., many are doing those things, have policies in place, and they do to some ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Employees reported improved performance from management across areas including working relationships, balancing work, diversity and employment brand. Service excellence was identified as an area of development and will be a focus for the 2012 financial ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon." For IFM, the allocation to renewable energy projects was part of a broader strategy to seek assets that brought diversity to the overall portfolio as well as to achieve sustainable investment purposes. "Diversification is always a key objective ...

R. M. Williams Agricultural Holdings to fund NT property conservation with carbon rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Territory with the goal of funding the restoration and conservation of land through the sale of carbon rights and bio-diversity values. Bacon Range, Henbury Parks Australia. Photo credit: Parks Australia The Henbury Conservation Project, which was officially ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... book that details the current composition of Australia's boards, selection practices and the advantages inherent in diversity. Author Anthea McIntyre, senior policy advisor and legal counsel at AICD, talks to The Sustainability Report. Q: What is the ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... management covers issues from recruitment and retention through to whistleblower policies, equal opportunity and workplace diversity policies and practices, workplace health and safety practices, labour relations and labour rights. ACSI also recommends ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... boards: Creating balanced and effective boards, which investigates boards, their selection practices and the advantages of diversity. The book cites research positing there is a key correlation between board and management diversity and improved corporate ...

Regnan appoint Amanda Wilson managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... making sure that the risk exposure to the uncertain regulatory regime is understood," she said. "A second focus is on diversity - not just gender diversity - but diversity across the ranks and in boards. We are focusing on that not just from the conventional ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... information session for our clients, providing an overview of some of the recent ESG issues like the carbon tax, the new ASX diversity principles, the new executive remuneration rules, but also talking about what we're doing internally. Q: To what level ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... the number reaching senior executive level," said Finsia CEO Russell Thomas. "As long as public reporting of gender diversity is voluntary, organisations will continue using different measures to suit their purposes. This not only makes it difficult ...