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Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
As institutional investors and boards of listed companies increase their frequency and depth of communication around environmental, social and corporate governance governance issues, there has been an evolution on the part of some companies in the understanding ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Among the attendees of the UN Climate Summit this week was Frank Pegan, CEO of Catholic Super, who spoke at a panel discussion to make the case for "bold and consistent" climate policies to facilitate global investment. Frank Pegan (far right), CEO ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
The state of New York is leveraging innovative clean energy financing vehicles and community outreach to fund clean energy and energy efficiency projects in both commercial and residential properties. The Energy Improvement Corporation (EIC ) operates ...

Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... retaining existing members and attracting new ones is very important. Skilling up in the member engagement/member communication space is important. Another area needing skill is investment. Investment techniques are getting more sophisticated, and people ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... resilience," she said. "The city is also tackling climate resilience directly, using regulatory powers to ensure communication infrastructure adapts to climate change risks." Melbourne also receives favourable mention for its efforts to address changes ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... provided a strong linkage between the social programs and business impact. This is a huge area for companies to improve communication to stakeholders and shareholders." KPMG defined social investments as corporate donations of cash or products, employee ...

Sedex Global partners with World Bank Institute on platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Sedex Global and OpenCorporates will partner with the World Bank Institute to develop the Open Supply Chain Platform, an initiative aimed at companies' transparency and performance in responsible supply chain data. The Open Supply Chain Platform will ...

bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union (SHCU) will merge after SHCU members endorsed the move this week. The merger will enhance bankmecu's presence in regional Victoria and offer the local community a greater range of products, said Damien Walsh, bankmecu ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Forestry and environmental markets fund manager New Forests has completed investing and closing in three funds in Australia and New Zealand and Asia and engaged in conservation and community engagement activities across its assets, the company reported ...

IIRC, GISR agree to collaborate on integrated standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... we have signed this MoU with GISR," said IIRC CEO Paul Druckman. "The promotion by GISR of more powerful external communication relating to an ability to create value over the short, medium and long term is very much aligned with Integrated Reporting ...