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NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank and Rabobank are the first two banks to endorse a financial sector declaration to address the use of natural capital by businesses. NAB has become a signatory of the Natural Capital Declaration, which affirms the importance of ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The social and environmental supply chain policies and disclosures of ASX-listed companies has come under renewed scrutiny, with Net Balance concluding ASX100 companies do not uniformly disclose those supply chain impacts, and the Australian Council ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... in industry, the average company in the modern economy is now more reliant upon intangible assets to create value: supply chain management, resource efficiency, product innovation, community reputation and ability to access new markets to name a few. ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... designs as compared to "business as usual" designs. Woolworths will also push water materiality further down the supply chain through its Fresh Food Future program, which includes grants and funding for farmers. "As with any resource used by Woolworths ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... that, they're starting to demand more information around sustainability data. The other trigger is work around the supply chain. You have Westpac, for example, asking questions of suppliers and people are providing information on how they match up to ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... related issues that are material to the group and its stakeholders. The issue, which range from business conduct to supply chain, was the basis of its 2011 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report, the company said. In a series of interviews ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... IT at 26.6% and real estate and A-REIT at 17.2%. The healthcare sector scored the worst. Companies influence their supply chain both in terms of purchasing power and choice of suppliers through product and service design and through marketing and engagement ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... activities that support our five sustainability foundations. The group procurement team is also developing a sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) policy and SSCM code of conduct to govern our assessment of supply chain compliance. These will be ...

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... help build the internal management structures," Lyster said. See Also: Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Ian Woods of AMP Capital. The Australian apparel and retailers industry is exposed to social risks through their supply chain, both in South East Asia and at home, and companies and their investors should be concerned because of the real threat from ...