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		<title>Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Improving governance, management, accountability
and results.</p>
Clients hire us to:
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	<li> measure non financial performance as part of
business planning</li>
	<li>assign accountability to individuals to ensure
delivery of social and environmental targets</li>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Performance – improving governance, management, accountability and result</strong></p>
<h2><span id="more-23"></span>We offer these services</h2>
<p><strong>Governance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> After your Board approves a sustainability vision and charter, we show you how your corporate structure and decision making processes can support this vision</li>
<li> Manage risks by identifying environmental and social issues in the risk process</li>
<li> Sustainability Due Diligence for potential acquisition targets</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Management &amp; Business Planning –</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Integrate social and environmental issues in business planning and budgets, with a consistent approach across business units and divisions</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Accountability</strong></p>
<p>•    Improve sustainability performance of individual managers, divisions, company and projects with by setting measurable key performance indicators in individual employee performance agreements and annual reviews</p>
<p><strong>Monitoring performance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Use customised computer software to track progress against actions, to make reporting easy and to drive behavioural change. Track sustainability performance data at the building, project, business unit and corporate level</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Benefits – what gets measured gets done</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Identify current and future opportunities and risks for the business</li>
<li> Set clear direction, results and accountability with measurable key performance indicators</li>
<li> Achieve consistent  approach across business units and divisions</li>
<li> Improve sustainability performance of individual managers, divisions, company and projects</li>
<li> Link sustainability performance to financial performance and return on investment</li>
<li> Employees manage their sustainability actions to optimise sustainability outcomes</li>
</ul>
<h3>Previous clients for these services include</h3>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Governance:</strong></td>
<td valign="top">Insurance Australia Group (IAG), Australian Vintage Group, Lend Lease Communities US, Santos, Port of Melbourne Corporation, Nakheel</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Business </strong><strong>Planning  Accountability</strong></td>
<td valign="top">Nakheel. Lend Lease Communities US</td>
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<td valign="top"><strong>Tracking:</strong></td>
<td valign="top">Nakheel, Lend Lease Communities US</td>
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