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LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... that they're not fulfilling their standards, then I think that's a major concern. They've gone far enough to set up governance and policies and then you hear these allegations and you wonder if they've met the standards they're trying to achieve. There's ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
An increasing number of investors have recognised that environmental, social and governance risks matter, one of the biggest changes that Ann Byrne has seen in her five years as chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... issues, according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI commissioned Regnan Governance Research and Engagement to analyse sourcing and LHR risks for 34 companies in the consumer staples (CS) and consumer discretionary ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... and has a deep understanding, on behalf of millions of super fund members, of the importance of improved corporate governance in Australia's corporate landscape." In the last year, Byrne has been involved in a project to re-organise ACSI's governance ...

Barclays and MSCI launch ESG Fixed Income Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Barclays and MSCI have launched a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) fixed income indices based on three categories of strategies. Laura Nishikawa, vice president and head of fixed income ESG research, MSCI ESG Research The Barclays ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... mining and extractive companies make to governments in which they operate because it increases transparency around governance and social responsibility. Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury said last month that the government will assess the results of ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... managing director, said he was honoured to receive the awards, which he said highlight the bank's commitment to corporate governance and reporting in an integrated, transparent and accountable way. "bankmecu is a strong believer in transparency and demonstrating ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... community-based values, said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, NGS Super CEO. The fund does consider environmental, social and governance in its investment process, but does not measure the social impact of its investments, he said. "Our priority is, first and foremost ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... extractive companies to the countries they operate is not an end goal, should be conflated with broader definitions of good governance, and needs to be communicated more effectively to a broader range of stakeholders. Those were the points made by a ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... editing taskforce, Andrew Cole of Lend Lease was on the boundary working group, Hugh Grant of Net Balance was on the governance working group, while Amanda Nuttall of Net Balance was on the application level working group. Matthew Nelson of Ernst & Young ...