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LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a project that asks people to contact their superannuation fund demanding disclosure and transparency on details about climate risk and the extent ...

Remuneration consultant disclosure regime questioned

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... barometer of the culture of entitlement or a board's view on cost control, but I actually suspect that if used properly, the people who should be using [these disclosures] are the boards," Lawrence said. The report noted that the only other service provider ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... are reorienting towards Chinese demand and the Asian growth story... there are also growing middle class economies, and people are living longer... all of that is increasing demand for timber products. There may be less demand for newsprint, or certain ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia to offer safe, fair, and affordable loans, savings, energy inclusion and other programs and has reached over 125,000 people. In Victoria, Good Shepherd Microfinance operates three Good Money retail sites that provide access to microfinance ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... older supporting the idea of funds considering environmental, social and governance issues of companies it invests in. "People are now cottoning on to the fact that you can invest responsibly and maximize financial returns," O'Connor said. "A large majority ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... to us, particularly in a market where we don't have access to the entire supply chain," she said. "We started talking to people, talking to employees, suppliers, customers about what this means and how this evolves. One of the group companies within ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... the forefront of public concern in the wake of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 people. Retailers have made some improvements - the AMP Capital paper notes that Kmart, Target, Big W and Specialty Fashion Group have ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... communities that have experienced financial exclusion. NAB has committed to providing fair and affordable finance to one million people on low incomes by 2018 through that partnership. "We have three key reasons for being -we're here to help Australians ...

Australian mining companies report on human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... at the company's Wiluna Martu land management collaboration with the Central Desert Native Title Service and the Martu people. "Under this initiative, Martu rangers provide environmental services to Newmont, supporting Newmont's environmental compliance ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... aspirational target of 50% by 2017. The bank also increased focus on flexible working arrangements, with the proportion of people working flexibly increasing from 43% in 2010 to 62% in 2012. Westpac also released a new Accessibility Action Plan in May ...