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DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... meaning employers are under-utilising a "highly capable pool of talent," according to Diversity Council Australia. DCA and ANZ Bank recently hosted a panel discussion exploring ways in which companies should engage with customers, employees and pote ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 is a range of ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... There is a much broader selection of 23 leaders on ESG reporting, 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 ...

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Environmental Upgrade Fund (TAEUF 2) established by Eureka Funds Management. TAEUF 2 is financed by AU$16 million from ANZ Bank, and Low Carbon Australia invested AU$10 million as its part of the finance. Eureka is the trustee of TAEUF 2, which finances ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank reported 70% employee engagement, AU$14.9 million in community investment and management of environmental, social and reputational risks as key non-financial indicators in its 2012 shareholder review. ANZ has presented its responsible practices ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... generation can deliver 20-25% of Australia's potential l 2020 cost-effective carbon abatement, Low Carbon Australia said. ANZ Bank will provide NovaPower with a commodity trading facility, Collins said. He added that Low Carbon Australia was instrumental ...

ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank has created a hydroelectric power policy so that the bank can align its lending practices with best practices regarding issues such as water quality and working with communities that might be impacted by infrastructure development. The bank ...

ANZ, GPT Group named 2012 DJSI supersector leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank and GPT Group have been named supersector leaders for banking and real estate in the 2012 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) review. DJSI has released its annual update to its sustainability indices, as announced by SAM, an investment ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... recommended the bank consider expanding MoneyMinded, MoneyBusiness and Saver Plus, but withdrawing from Progress Loans. ANZ Bank agreed with this conclusion in a statement responding to the report. "A decision has therefore been made to focus on increasing ...

Transparency International publishes anti-corruption report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The largest publicly traded multinational companies have increased their reporting on anti-corruption programmes, but more needs to be done to improve transparency, according to a report by Transparency International (TI). TI ranked 105 of the world's ...