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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 ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... this in the coming year, in our business operations right through to the carbon intense aspects of our international supply chain." In terms of supply chain management, Fuji Xerox Australia noted a 13% reduction in carbon emissions from logistics suppliers ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Wholesale distribution and marketing company Metcash has tested its newly implemented sustainable supply chain management program by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors can integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment approaches in a number of structured fashions, including tilting towards or against ESG factors, taking an active ownership approach, targeted ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... objectives and targets, and how progress is measured. ACSI defines the terms of environmental, human capital resource, and supply chain management. For environmental management, it specifies "all material environmental aspects impacted by the company's ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... we also include policy questions as well, to know what the organisation's policy is." The survey does go into the supply chain, in terms of asking questions about responsible procurement policies, but not drilling down into external contractors, for ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... that do not fall into the carbon tax regime, such as retailers. They will be affected by increased costs along their supply chain, but will not be directly taxed," Salvatico said. Fryer added: "It will be interesting to see the impacts on companies that ...