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Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Only 14% of ASX200 companies have formal policies addressing labour and human rights issues, despite the index's heavy weighting towards sectors with high frequency and/or severity of labour and human rights controversies, according to a new report ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... committed to only reporting what we can prove," Perpetual said in the report. "So while internally we remain confident that material ESG issues are being considered and incorporated, demonstrating how these issues influence investment decision-making ...

Plantic opens expanded bioplastics facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... meat delicatessen and dairy The new facility will produce Plantic eco Pastic, which uses up to 80% certified renewable material that reduces the carbon footprint of fresh food packaging. Supermarket chain Coles has used eco Plastic on a number of lines ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... and prevent major accidents that could endanger environmental quality or human life." See Also: Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... below the benchmark 7.7, indicating that LGS is not overly exposed to ESG risks in those sectors where issues are more material. Hartnett said the audit is being used as the basis for engagement with their external equity managers to discuss how they ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has awarded AU$2m in funding to five research projects that will investigate how farmers can participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by using biochar to reduce carbon emissions. ...

La Trobe University wins sustainability reporting award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
La Trobe University won best first time report in the CR Reporting Awards (CRRA) for its 2010 sustainability report. Sydney-based consultancy Banarra was first runner up in the Best SME report category, while Amcor was also a runner up for the Best ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
As companies and organisations look to manage their material sustainability factors, the issue of a sustainably managed and motivated workforce is coming to the forefront. While occupational health and safety issues are routinely managed and reported ...

Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Nelmara Arbex is deputy chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which provides the most commonly accepted set of guidelines for sustainability reporting. During the Australian GRI conference in Melbourne on 26-28 March, Arbex spoke ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
With some institutional investors turning their analysis to impact and social value investments, measuring how those investments provide value has also seen a concomitant rise in visibility. Social return on investment (SROI) is a principle that has ...