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ACSI: ASX100 boards more diverse in gender, background

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Around two-thirds of all new director appointments to ASX100 companies in 2012 went to individuals who are not currently Top 100 directors, according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO The ...

Insurer Catlin Group sponsors survey of global coral reefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Reef, deploying cameras that can take high definition images every couple of seconds," said Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, director of the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland. "We're using a whole range of images to count the coral ...

SEB, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley top climate bond underwriters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... market since we led the first such bond, EIB's EUR600mm Climate Awareness Bond, in 2007," says Suzanne Buchta, a managing director from BofA Merrill Lynch's debt capital markets division. "Since then we have led other green bonds for World Bank, KEXIM ...

ACSI: Average fixed CEO pay declined in 2012

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Average CEO fixed pay in the top 100 companies fell for only the second time in 11 years, but average CEO pay is still 67 times more than the average Australian salary, according to new research from the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI). ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability practices and stock performance, there appears to be an exciting correlation," said Georg Kell, executive director the UN Global Compact. "Moreover, the results may also reflect the fact that sustainability performance is a factor that ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board becomes NCD supporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... stewardship, maintenance and restoration of natural capital in the global economy," said Lois Guthrie, CDSB executive director. "The Natural Capital Declaration's work on natural capital accounting and disclosure is vitally important to ensuring that ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... applied increasingly to equities, few have put it to the test in fixed income until now," said James Gifford, executive director of the PRI in a statement. "Stung by market volatility during the euro crisis, institutional investors are now applying ESG ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the importance of global sustainability issues, there are still many challenges to be met," said Georg Kell, executive director of the UN Global Compact. "Companies must put words into action -- by implementing policies, measuring their effectiveness ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... "substantial" reduction of its Canberra operations and outsourcing some functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will cost AU$300,000 before tax. "It's an evolution of the business, where the ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... some companies have increased their scores in terms of disclosure and performance which is positive," said James Day, director - Australia & New Zealand. "Rio Tinto, one of Australia's' largest emitters has increased both its disclosure and performance ...