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Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... capital work." The Morgan Stanley report also points out that organisations are being challenged to preserve corporate culture while balancing the needs for flexibility from older workers and younger workers, noting "we believe it could become a competitive ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... was really quite surprised with the results of this research, because it seems to me, there's such a focus on corporate culture, putting in place these levers or frameworks aren't going to fix anything, but they're your bare minimum, and to find out ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... better outcomes," Leske said. "It's not quite clear what is the preferred way of doing it. To me, it suggests that it's culture, and culture is difficult to change." The report did find that Australian company Fortescue Metals is a global leader when ...

Diversity Council Australia Inclusion@Work Index shows value of, need for inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... and through historical ways of doing things, you need to address those sorts of processes, you need to focus on company culture, and on an issue that engages individuals within an organisation to motivate them to behave in a different way, and you need ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... said. "That will certainly be a focus for us, and then I think vying for that top spot is the whole issue around corporate culture, trust, organisational purpose, etc. I think that is going to be a big issue. We've seen over the last 12 months the impact ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... established for potentially vulnerable employees to be confident about revealing instances of modern slavery. A new corporate culture is being set in motion, one which does not turn a blind eye on modern slavery practices accepted in order to make additional ...

UCA Funds Management hires Mathew Browning as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... have repeatedly confirmed the positive impact of Board gender diversity, not only on the financials but also the internal culture of an organisation," said Non-executive Director Gayle Wilson. "To this end, UCA Funds Management is committed to supporting ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Guidelines, including practical examples of oversight on key themes of climate change, labour and human rights, corporate culture and tax disclosure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Governance Guidelines are an articulation of members' expectations for ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... sustainability (climate risk and adaptation, and low carbon transition and energy management), crisis, and safety leadership, culture and wellbeing. "From the Deloitte perspective, number one, the culture of the organisations were very complementary," ...

Directors say improvements needed to corporate culture: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
More than 90% of directors say that Australian business needs to "make improvements to corporate culture," according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors' (AICD) bi-annual Director Sentiment Index. Louise Petschler, general manager - advocacy ...