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Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Australia's 10 highest-paid chief executives collected AU$171.4 million in cash and equity earnings, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investor's annual CEO Pay study. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Based on statutory reporting, the top ...

GRI, federal government, announce Pacific partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have announced a new partnership to increase corporate transparency in the Indo-Pacific region. DFAT has provided AU$1 million in funding for the ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
When industry superannuation fund HESTA announced that it had divested from its holdings in Transfield Services, it cited social governance concerns that, in their view, represented an unacceptable risk to members' future retirement savings for the ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has launched a fund strategy that integrates their proprietary Northern Trust Quality Score (NTQS) with ESG rankings to create equity portfolios that optimise for both attributes. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global ...

ASX companies report shared value strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... companies "that have demonstrable experience in creating shared value or have indicated aspirations to pursue such a strategy," according to the Shared Value Project. Of the 163 companies contacted, 41 responded. Just under half of them (46%) indicated ...

Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Telstra has valued its social and community contributions at AU$214 for the 2014/2015 year and reported reducing carbon emissions intensity by 27%, according to its sustainability report. Telstra reported an AU$4.3 billion net profit after tax, with ...

Epuron Energy expands Uterne Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Epuron Energy has expanded its Uterne solar plant at Alice Springs in the Northern Territory from 1MW to 4.1MW. Epuron Energy's Uterne solar plant, Alice Springs, Northern Territory (photo courtesy of CEFC) The expanded plant is expected to provide ...

NZ Super Fund invests in View Glass

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... long-term, diversified investor seeking to maximise returns. "View's energy efficiency benefits are also a good fit with our strategy to increase the Fund's exposure to alternative energy." The allocation to View is part of NZ Super Fund's "expansion ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... "[Responsible investment is] this broad umbrella term that captures a very diverse array of investment style and investment strategy, from ethical investors, from where our organisation has grown from, who generally employ negative screening, excluding ...

ACCR considers appeal in Commonwealth Bank case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) is considering whether to appeal a federal court decision that affirms the right of companies to refuse ordinary resolutions to their annual general meeting (AGM). Last year, ACCR put a resolution ...