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IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... key investor groups coordinate efforts and establish a joint platform for investor action," said Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. "Ahead of the UN climate change conference in Paris, cities, regions ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... increase transparency and disclosure of how we invest our members' retirement savings," said Peter Lambert, LGS chief executive officer. "As LGS holds shares in the majority of the top listed companies in Australia and overseas, they are entitled to ...

ASX200 ESG reporting improves, but laggards persist: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... fair comment to say it's a bit of glass half full/glass half empty," said Louise Davidson, ACSI's newly appointed chief executive. "We're happy to see the continued improvement, particularly across the large companies, in their sustainability reporting ...

Investor groups publish climate change investment guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... adaptation solutions." "What we're seeing is a coalescing of views of what acceptable activity is," said Nathan Fabian, chief executive of IGCC. "I don't think it's the end of the story, I think it increases our current understanding of what funds can ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... "operational emissions management, asset portfolio resilience against 2035 scenarios, low carbon energy R&D and investment, executive incentivisation during the low carbon transition, and public policy activity relating to climate change," according ...

Community 21 issues shares after phase one capital raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... hitting minimum subscription level, and has issued shares to 21 not-for-profit investors. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services company that jointly owns Community Sector Banking with Bendigo and Adelaide ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Zealand said. "There's no doubt that there is a really strong group of founding Australian B Corps," said Alicia Darvall, executive director of B Lab Australia and New Zealand, the non-profit behind B Corp. "We launched with 47 last year. They're extraoridanry ...

Louise Davidson appointed ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has hired Louise Davidson as chief executive officer. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Davidson is currently the environmental, social and governance investment manager at Cbus. She takes over from ...

AICD backs 30% women ASX200 directors target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... "significant extension" of AICD's previous diversity initiatives, said John Brogden, AICD managing director and chief executive officer. "The 30 per cent target will apply to all company structures, as the AICD has a broad membership of over 35,000 that ...

Local Government Super appoints second woman to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... their demonstrated track record of putting members first will be of great value to LGS," said Peter Lambert, LGS chief executive officer. "We have an aspirational goal for our Board to have 40% representation of female directors and the appointment of ...