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Westpac number one on global sustainability list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability strategy to 2017, and Westpac highlighted several areas of performance in 2013, including an 87% employee engagement score and the fact that 42% of Westpac's leadership roles are held by women and the banking group has set a new target ...

SVA names Mark Herbertt Queensland director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... sector. I'm looking forward to helping create a stronger state for all Queenslanders.' SVA offers support, advice and engagement opportunities to potential social investors with interests in education, employment and social investment and has provided ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... about the journey and what might be done to further integration. One of the things we do as part of our stakeholder engagement and materiality process, is talk with stakeholders and ask them if we are hitting the mark and what their thoughts are on integrated ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... that social risk." Looking to 2014, the issue of building safety and fire risk will continue to be on the agenda for engagement with retailers in both Bangladesh and in Cambodia, but other issues for supply chain risk include child labour, the risks ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... essentially admitting that the market has got ti wrong, and understanding that taking the market view and using company engagement is no way to manage climate risk. At the other end, there is this really alarming mass." Poulter expects that going forward ...

ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Governance, Macquarie University, Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Regnan - Governance Research and Engagement, SAS Trustee Corporation, VicSuper, Victoria University, and Wesfarmers.

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... IIRC] is being clear about the responsibility of the board for the content of the report," said Alison George, ESG engagement manager at Regnan. "Our view on that is driven by the fact that we really wanted better reporting to drive integrated thinking. ...

Co-operatives "have role to play" in public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... social innovation, and also notes that employee ownership in producer co-operatives and mutuals "leads to high levels of engagement, low levels of absenteeism and grounded practice knowledge which can result in increased productivity." "There has been ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... ahead of the deadline. "I think because the Australian market is relatively small there tends to be a high degree of engagement with companies on the equity side, anyway, which is part of the reason so many Australian asset owners and fund managers have ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... the four most carbon intensive sectors - energy, materials and utilities. There was also greater transparency around engagement with politicians on climate change. That's really contentious and influential area for determining policy on climate change. ...