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Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... priorities that it wishes to see on the agenda of the next parliament, and John Brogden, managing director and chief executive officer of AICD. "More broadly, we want to talk to government about the role of the AGM," Brogden said. "Clearly, AGMs do not ...

Climate-aligned bonds total US$694bn: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the certification." Australian investors have an appetite for low carbon finance opportunities, said Emma Herd, chief executive officer, Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "With finalisation of the historic Paris Agreement in late 2015, more investors ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... public, but they're putting significant undisclosed shareholder money in another direction," said Caroline Le Couteur, executive director, ACCR. "Your company is walking both sides of the street. If you think [climate change] is a significant issue ...

Women comprise 42% of 2016 ASX200 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... to research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). John Brodgen, AICD managing director and chief executive officer Overally, 42% of appointments thus far in 2016 have been women. Medibank currently has the highest percentage of women ...

Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... to have responded better, although insurance was a laggard," he said." Because of the high costs of training skilled executive staff, having low participation levels of women means that companies are not only open to governance risks, they are incurring ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... AMP Capital Investors in Sydney. The panel was moderated by The Sustainability Report. The panel included Alice Cope, executive manager of the UN Global Compact Network Australia, Peter Murphy, CEO of Christian Super, Ian Woods, head of ESG Investment ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has hired Lonneke Lowik as its new head of operations. As head of operations, Lowik will oversee the business operations and manage GRESB's Amsterdam headquarters. "Lonneke brings more than a decade ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Development Goals (SDGs), a process supported by a wide variety of stakeholders on all side of the process. Alice Cope, executive manager, Global Compact Network Australia The SDGs are a set of 17 goals to "end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... in regards to incentives, which may induce encouragement to take risk to achieve higher pay. "People often talk about executive remuneration, but let's not forget the remuneration down the chain," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "Their remuneration structures ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership, collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... pleased to renew our long-standing and essential collaboration with GRI on sustainability reporting," said Lise Kingo, executive director of the UN Global Compact. "Together we can help companies measure and report on their efforts around the new Sustainable ...