Key Achievements for 2009
Governance
- Strengthened our commitment to CR&S by instituting Board oversight with the Board Risk Committee overseeing all aspects of CR&S (effective August 2009)
- Developed an internal audit function accountable to the Board Risk Committee
- Implemented a Continuous Disclosure Committee comprising executive managers
CORPORATE REPORTING
- Maintained our commitment to voluntary reporting and performance benchmarking:
- responding to the Carbon Disclosure Project for the fourth year
- maintaining our listing in the FTSE4Good Index
- submitting our first application to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (inclusion in the DJSI World Index achieved in September 2009)
- Recognised at the World Economic Forum in Davos as one of the Global 100 most sustainable companies
Environment
- Completed NABERS Energy and Water ratings for the office portfolio
- Achieved significant efficiency gains in our office and retail sectors
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Office Retail Energy
6%
21%Water
13%
31%GHG
5%
23% - Established a comprehensive resource consumption database for all properties
- Continued our sustainable developments at 1 Bligh Street, Sydney and 123 Albert Street, Brisbane
Social
OUR PEOPLE
- Benchmarked our Employee Opinion Survey results against Australian and global benchmark standards
- Completed 360 Degree Reviews for all managers
- Developed a DEXUS leadership program for managers in conjunction with the Australian School of Business (AGSM)
OUR COMMUNITY
- Launched a new employee volunteering program, so that each employee can take one day’s additional leave to participate in volunteering activity aligned with DEXUS’s business strategy and values
- Increased the measurability of our community engagement programs by rolling out new reporting methods to more effectively track all financial and in-kind donations
- Exceeded our 2007/08 contributions to registered charities and not for profit community groups by 61% to $540,000 (financial and in-kind contributions)
OUR PEOPLE
OUR COMMUNITY