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EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... provide stable streams of revenue to investors. Zoe Whitton, Australia equities -environmental, social and governance research, Credit Suisse, said that she and her colleagues have been analysing the impact of EV, autonomous vehicles and TaaS and their ...

Strong consumer demand for responsible, ethical super and investment: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) shows that nine out of 10 Australians expect their superannuation or other investments to be invested responsibly. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO Further, research found that four ...

ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has filed the resolution in on behalf of shareholders. ACCR recently commissioned research firm CAER to assess Australian listed companies against the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB), and in the research, which ...

Russell Investments launches Low Carbon Global Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... similar exposure at a decent price point. We have a tried and tested methodology, we've been building on a lot of the research we've done over the past three years, and we've designed a fund that many of our clients can access as well." The Low Carbon ...

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has filed the resolution in on behalf of shareholders. ACCR recently commissioned research firm CAER to assess Australian listed companies against the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB), and in the research, which ...

Seven ASX 200 boards with no women, 64 with only one: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... companies in the ASX 200 which only have one woman director." There are 64 boards with only one woman director, while research shows that a critical mass - defined as 30% - is needed to achieve the benefits of diversity on boards. "We believe that there ...

Vigeo Eiris assesses "ongoing, serious" misconduct cases in global banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... services sectors around the world undermine trust in markets and threaten banks' license to operate, according to global research from corporate social responsibility rating agency Vigeo Eiris. Vigeo Eiris recently conducted research into the global ...

Diversity Council Australia explores "double jeopardy" facing culturally diverse women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... into leadership, I just think, what a complete loss for our country." Nearly 90% of the women who participated in the research reported that they planned to advance to "a very senior role and 91% said mobility into leadership was extremely or very important ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... to the CDP will be using an internal carbon price within the next two years to help manage climate risk, according to research by Sustainable Business Australia (SBA). Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia SBA analysed responses by the ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... there is conscious bias in terms of how we put our boards together and that becomes very clear from some of the 30% Club research when chairs and board directors talk about fit and style. There is a real aversion to putting people on boards they perceive ...