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FTSE adds three Australian companies to FTSE4Good indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... FTSE added 21 companies and deleted seven countries from the index series. At the same time, FTSE said it applied supply chain labour standards criteria to more than double the number of companies - from 164 to almost 400. FTSE evauates companies facing ...

UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatories say that executive remuneration, climate change and supply chain labour standards are "priority areas of engagement" with invested companies in the next year. These areas of engagement were ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Australian retailers need to maintain cost control, including targeting supply chain efficiencies, but those efficiency gains must not come at the expense of the sustainability of the supply chain, according to a report by AMP Capital. Australian retailers ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... change has pushed the issue further up the agenda for many organisations. In recognising the ecosystem as part of the supply chain, businesses can identify risks as well as opportunities. Businesses that rely on agricultural goods as part of their supply ...

La Trobe sustainability report discloses ESG action, targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... integrating sustainability issues throughout education, reducing environmental impacts on campus locations and through the supply chain, and providing equal opportunities in senior professional positions. La Trobe's goal is to "be at the forefront of ...

Global Reporting Initiative G4 draft out for public comment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... feedback. The G4 framework is focused on five main areas - boundary, application levels, governance and remuneration, supply chain, and disclosures on management approach. It will produce new and updated content. Public comment is invited from 25 June ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... chains. The report noted that three companies that responded are in the process of, or are planning to carry out a supply chain water risk assessment. "In some jurisdictions within Australia, water is not reported as an asset in the financial accounts ...

CDP: water a substantial risk to ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... chains. The report noted that three companies that responded are in the process of, or are planning to carry out a supply chain water risk assessment. "I'm not especially surprised that the awareness of supply chain risk is limited," Norton said. "When ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... focusing on encouraging Indigenous businesses. Most banks have policies in place to use Indigenous businesses in their supply chain - Blackburn-Wright points to their use of Message Stick for teleconferencing services as an example. Banks are also developing ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... regardless of the status of national protections or the location of operations." See Also: Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks Australian companies fail on labour repo ...