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VicSuper joins Financial Inclusion Action Plan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... businesses in the Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) Trailblazer program. Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper corporate responsibility manager Last year, the federal government appointed Good Shepherd Microfinance to develop the FIAP program, and Good Shepherd ...

VicSuper launches updated Socially Conscious investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... on climate change and on social issues like human rights and labour rights. Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper corporate responsibility manager VicSuper has offered an Equity Growth Sustainability option since 2001, but recently 2017, the $17 billion fund relaunched ...

Government launches inquiry investigating need for Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... are already caught by the Act in the UK, so when you look at companies that are doing it because their corporate responsibility and reputational reasons, and companies caught by UK Modern Slavery Act, a large part of the large companies are affected ...

Impact Investing Australia, Philanthropy Australia launch new grant program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... to social enterprises want to change the world for the better," said Jodi Geddes, NAB general manager corporate responsibility. "We are proud of our leading role in impact investment and continue to grow this evolving market through banking expertise ...

GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board appoints chair, new members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... addition to Leeson, five other new members have been appointed to the GGSB - Evan Harvey, director of corporate responsibility at Nasdaq, Kenton Swift, professor of accounting and distinguished faculty fellow, University of Montana, Michel Washer, deputy ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... being sentenced to five years jail for corruption as well as a 2016 report by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) looking at companies' policies and practices regarding political donations as other areas raising attention. "It's ...

Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... one of only two Australian companies to make it in the top 100. Kylie Macfarlane, general manager of corporate responsibility. CBA CBA was ranked sixth in this year's index, while National Australia Bank was ranked at 50th. The index was announced earlier ...

Global Reporting Initiative hire Tim Mohin as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... executive Mohin is an experienced sustainability practitioner, and most recently has worked as director of corporate responsibility at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), according to his website. His appointment is effective 16 January 2017. He succeeds Eric ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Thomas of Ethinvest, Michael Walsh of UCA Funds Management and Howard Pender of the Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility, discussed the means and motivations behind engagements with companies, as well as the impacts that can result from engagements ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report, the common view on the SDGs from the three banks is that the goals are part of their corporate responsibility strategies. "The SDGs, if anything, clarified and confirmed the work that we were already doing," said Kylie Macfarlane ...