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Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... customer satisfaction, was nearly equal to 2010's 75.6% and higher than previous years, CBA said in its annual sustainability report accompanying the 2011 annual report. "Recent regulatory changes in Regulatory Guidelines (RG165) require a higher standard ...

Stockland increases green star ratings, reduces water use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... injury frequency in 2011 against an underlying profit of AU$652.4m, an 8.7% increase over 2010. In its 2011 sustainability report, Stockland also reported increased work to engage with customers in its commercial property portfolio. "In commercial property ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... shareholders have a chance to vote on those issues." A spokesperson for Australian Ethical Investment told The Sustainability Report that details of this year's proposed resolutions and the companies they will address are being finalised for release ...

AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... 6.09m BOE production in 2010, and an underlying loss of AU$16.1m for the 2011 financial year. In its fourth sustainability report, AWE, which currently has oil and gas interests in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Yemen and the US, noted that it is ...

GRI release reporting standards for construction and real estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released standards specific to the construction and real estate sectors, demonstrating how companies can report carbon emissions, management and remediation of contaminated land, and sub-contracted labour issues ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Environmental, social and governance risk considerations have evolved from a fringe area of investment management to become mainstream calculations. But asset owners and managers are seeking further integration into fixed income and cash asset allocations ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The proposed price on carbon is proving a "entry point" for discussing environmental, social and governance risk with CFOs and other financial executives who don't currently report on sustainability, according to Aaron Magner, director of sustainability ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... international shares, property, and the absolute return and private equity. CEO Peter Lambert talks with The Sustainability Report about the superannuation fund's approach to sustainable investment in practice. Q: What are the philosophical underpinnings ...

GRI and ISO agree to closer collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the world's largest developer of voluntary international standards, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), developer of the world's most widely used sustainability reporting framework, have ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... that it would move its Eco Manufacturing Centre to a five-star Green star rated facility in Sydney in its sustainability report for the 2010/2011financial year. However, Fuji Xerox Australia was not able to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions as targeted ...