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Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Companies that have signed the United Nations Global Compact are making commitments in keeping with the sustainability initiative's principles, but implementation, measurement, and communication all lag behind, the initiative reports. Companies are ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments is restructuring its business, including a "substantial" reduction of its Canberra operations and outsourcing some functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... absolute emissions reductions in emissions. According to the report, 85% of companies that provide monetary incentives to the board, executive team or all employees report emissions reductions in the past year. Comparatively, 67% of other companies report ...

Cbus to divest from tobacco assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Cbus will divest from its holdings in companies that manufacture tobacco products. The investment committee and board of the AU$23 billion industry superannuation fund made the decision based on the interests of members and their long-term investment ...

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... investment at AXA IM, highlighted three trends influencing the growth in ESG strategies - impact investing, an increased focus on board diversity strategies and the use of ESG factors across a broader range of asset classes such as sovereign debt. Christensen ...

ASX to include ESG disclosures in governance principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has proposed amending its Governance Principles and Recommendations to ask listed companies to disclose how economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. The ASX Group's ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... including executive remuneration and the impact of the two strikes, while other issues mentioned in one or the other include board diversity and capital raisings. Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Companies and shareholders who focus on the short-term may be sacrificing tomorrow's growth for today's gain, according to AMP Capital's biannual corporate governance report. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager In addition to reporting ...

James Gifford to leave Principles for Responsible Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... well placed to go from strength to strength. It is now time for me to take on the next big challenge." The PRI Association Board and PRI Advisory Council will meet in Cape Town, South Africa, in late September to discuss the succession plan for the role. ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... management, according to a survey from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO ACSI's Board Confidence Survey: A Report on Institutional Investor Confidence in Boards of S&P/ASX100 Companies (BCS) is the organisation's ...