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BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Computershare, Graincorp, Mirabela Nickel, Mirvac Group, Pacific Brands, Telstra, Westfield Group, Woodside Petroleum and Woolworths. Gender diversity is not the only diversity area that needs to be measured and improved, Bennett said. "Of course this ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... reviewing their risk assessment of Bangladesh factories. Citi contacted Wesfarmers, who own Kmart, Target, and Coles; Woolworths, who own Big W; Myer; Premier Investments, who own Just Jeans, Portmans and others; and Specialty Fashion Group, who own ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... according to the ACSI report, ranging from AGL Energy, ANZ Bank, BHP Billiton, CSL, Transurban Group, Qantas, Telstra and Woolworths. "We wanted to congratulate the leaders, really," said Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO. "I think what happens is that while we criticise ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... community organisation GetUp! orchestrated the push for an extraordinary general meeting to put a motion to retailer Woolworths Limited to put $1 maximum bet limits on the poker machines they operate. At the November EGM, only 2.5% of shareholders backed ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... it's called is the 'Product Transparency Movement'. And what's more, it's coming to store near you... literally. The Woolworths CEO, Grant O'Brien, has referenced this as 'consumers driving the future of the businesses through a digital transformation ...

Australian companies awarded gold in sustainability yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and KPMG said. Australia overall ranked in the top 10 countries for gold awards, coming in at number seven. Westpac, Woolworths and Stockland were awarded silver, and Qantas, NAB, Amcor, AGL, Transurban Group, BHP, Santos and Woodside were awarded bronze. ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
If you eat or drink in Australia, you're likely to have been a Woolworths customer once or twice this year. If not, you may have bought something in a big box from BigW or Masters, as Woolworths pushes to match its doppelganger Wesfarmers in every sector. ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a motion demanding retailer Woolworths Limited to put $1 maximum bet limits on the poker machines they operate, but engagement advisers and active institutional investors say they do not believe the issue is dead ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... in the markets in which businesses operate." In addition to remuneration issues, Wilson is also looking towards the Woolworths Limited AGM and the extraordinary general meeting, both to be held on 22 November. At the EGM, shareholders will vote on a ...

CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... in the survey, and five of those six companies responded to the survey. BHP Billiton, CSL, Rio Tinto, Wesfarmers and Woolworths Limited all answered the question, while Woodside Petroleum declined to participate, according to the report. There is an ...