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Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... developed countries with fewer skilled workers - are a reality for the oil and gas industry. Match those factors with the gap in skills shortage, and AXA IM concludes that there is reason for investors to engage with invested companies on these issues. ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... reports. That 40.1% has included firms such as BHP Billiton, Aker Solutions, Severn Trent, Merck Kga, Oriflame Cosmetics, The Gap and LVMH. Additionally, the UNPRI signatories sent letters to 80 leaders - companies identified as haing advanced-level ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... literature and information review, case studies and media analysis of newspaper articles. The study attempted to analyse the gap between the conventional wisdom that wind-generated electricity is a tested and accepted alternative energy resource and ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... for employees. Woolworths also launched its RAP in June 2011. "The RAP is our formal commitment to assisting in closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people," the report explained. "As one of the largest employers in Australia, we recognise ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... institutions both domestically and overseas, consulting with the institutions being established by governments to bridge the gap in investments in low-carbon assets. The working group, announced last week, will be is chaired by Andrew Major, general ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Miners and community stakeholders in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales have agreed to a list of actions to address the impacts of coal mining on a range of issues from mine rehabilitation to water assessments, long term health impacts to local ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Anne Byrne, CEO of ACSI, said that those companies that those companies at best practice levels continued to lead, while the gap widened between them and the rest of the market. In addition to rating companies based on their disclosures, ACSI will engage ...