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AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... not always found in financial statements, such as occupational health and safety performance, corporate culture and supply chain management, Carlsson-Sweeny said in the paper. "The proportion of a company's value that is derived from intangible assets ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... transition to the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 guidelines, defining and reducing environmental and social risks in the supply chain and defining the social value metrics of community investment programs, according to expert practitioners. Leeora ...

CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... in their supply chains, according to research from CDP and Accenture. In Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, the supply chain report of 2013-14, 2,868 companies supplying 64 supply chain program member companies provided information. This constitutes ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... publish the locations of its supplier factories in Bangladesh has been welcomed as a new level of transparency around supply chain risk. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Target, which, like Kmart, is owned by Wesfarmers, will follow suit and disclose ...

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 ...