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Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Fund managers and analysts are reassessing Australian retailer's supply chain management as a result of the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh last month. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The factory collapse, which has left more ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... in terms of the data, and it helps facilitate meaningful and actionable dialogue." Curtis has also experienced the supply chain push for greater action on sustainability, noting that companies around the world and across industries are asking for information ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... caught out. For example, given recent events, all of the consumer discretionary companies might be looking at their supply chain." ACSI is also participating in the ASX consultation process that is reviewing corporate governance guidelines. Byrne said ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... that's industry associations or unions or other sources you can find to paint the full picture." See Also: Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... efforts such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a mechanism for stakeholder engagement through the supply chain that has certified more than 10% of current pam oil production as sustainable. Because Australia is such a small market for ...

Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... by their merger four months ago, Net Balance reports that they are exploring ways to offer services that match the supply chain to environmental capacities. Cameron Neil "It's bringing together supply chain and other market developments to have the connections ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Equities Core fund listed executive remuneration, corporate governance, issues relating to staffing and safety and supply chain as related to social and environmental issues as key issues for 2013 in its report. See Also: Colonial First State GAM to ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... these sorts of issues, like coal, climate change etc and then is the super fund able to engage with the investment supply chain these sorts of issues? It's very early days because in Australia we haven't seen, at least, a huge response from either side. ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... lagging end on policy from our Asian neighbours. Those companies with long thin supply chains generally had good supply chain management and then also good climate change adaptation." The three firms that carried out the research engaged with senior ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... certified Indigenous business, Australian Disability Enterprises, women-owned business and social enterprises into the supply chain. NAB incorporated two Indigenous suppliers. One area that the bank labelled as progress ongoing was the area of addressing ...