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DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental and social practices. Several Australian companies were named industry leaders as part of the DJSI 2014 review. Woolworths was named leader in food and staples retailing, Westpac was named a leader in banking, and GPT Group was named leader ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... the rubber hits the road and where you can affect some change. You see that in these shareholder resolutions - the Woolworths GetUp! campaign, and the current Santos and Wilderness Society campaign. In terms of shareholder activism, that's where they're ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Leadership Index, which included Commonwealth Property Office Fund, CFS Retail Property Trust, Amcor, News Corporation, Woolworths Limited, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dexus Property Group, Australasia and New Zealand Banking Group, Leighton Holdings ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... educating their portfolio companies on this issue." Four Australian companies were asked to participate. Wesfarmers, Woolworths and CSL answered the questionnaire. Woodside Petroleum declined to participate.

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the list of the 50 biggest emitters. Australian companies make up 12 of the overall Global 500 companies- Wesfarmers, Woolworths, Woodside, ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, NAB, Westfield, Westpac, CSL, Telstra, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. There ...

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 ...