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First State Super joins Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... ACSI members, both in Australia and overseas, manage over $2.2 trillion in assets and own on average 10% of every ASX200 company. "We are committed to investing in ways that provide sustainable returns to our members and make a positive impact on the ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, assess their materiality and disclose any financial impacts on the company, and the guidelines provide practical examples of ESG oversight. The four issues outlined in the revised guidelines have been ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... mentioned the issues in meetings with a CEO, we've had no compunction in engaging directly with people who have ESG of a company and also with IR people. I think hearing the same thing from different sources is an important part of bringing about change. ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... and around the world that are heavily restrained by their reliance on these commodities today. Think about a logistics company or distributors, or heavy manufacturing which depends on the equipment, fleets, and vehicle financiers, fleet management businesses. ...

Transparency around tax payments continues to be issue: CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... increasing, Leske said. "Now that we've had the second big leak there's going to be a much stronger conversation about company disclosures, and with the European legislation on the table, there will be more pressure, and if the EU starts imposing reporting ...

Directors say improvements needed to corporate culture: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... 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, AICD The AICD's survey ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... creation of an independent body to monitor and assess compliance, as well as administer a central, public repository of company disclosures. However, ACSI does not agree with the consultation paper's proposal giving companies the flexibility to determine ...

DTEK joins the Climate Bond Initiative's Partner Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... contribute to the development of new Ukrainian energy: clean, efficient and competitive." DTEK is the second Ukrainian company to partner with the Climate Bonds Initiative following BFSE. "Policy makers, investors, asset managers and the wider community ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Australia's corporate governance framework "restricts an important right of shareholders - the ability to bring resolutions at company meetings." Currently, shareholders who wish to raise issues at annual general meetings must propose a constitutional ...

The Sustainability Report Podcast: Dr Katina Michael

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... engineer at Nortel Networks ('96-'01) and has also worked as a systems analyst at Andersen Consulting and OTIS Elevator Company. Katina addresses the value of privacy, the impacts of artificial intelligence, and how investors and companies could frame ...