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Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Vision Super has highlighted its increased active shareholding activity in 2017, including votes pushing companies towards greater disclosure of climate change related risk. Michael Wyrsch, CIO, Vision Super Vision Super has released its latest Corporate ...

PRI publishes guide on responsible investment in infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... understand and develop good practices in infrastructure investing," PRI said. "The primer provides an excellent introduction and high-level insights into the application of the UN-supported PRI's six Principles to infrastructure investment," said Andrew ...

Governance Institute hires new national director of education and training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Governance Institute of Australia has hired Mark Wilbourn as national director of education and training. In that role, Wilbourn will be responsible for member-facing and client-centric professional education and training offerings. "We are delighted ...

New Forests to sell carbon credits via Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... and the wood products it produces. Forico will convert those hectares from a short-rotation, 12 to 13 year planting of a high-intensity eucalyptus varietal to a pine plantation for saw logs over a 30-year growing cycle, said David Brand, New Forests ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Green Star Design, an As Built rating of 5 Stars and Green Star Performance Rating. "HWPF provides investors with a unique, high quality portfolio and the opportunity to participate in an asset class which has exceptional long term potential," said John ...

High to severe ESG incidents affect market capitalisation: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
High to severe environmental, social or governance (ESG) incidents are associated with a 6% average decline in market capitalisation for affected companies over a short-term period, according to a new report by Sustainalytics. Martin Vezer, senior associate ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... giving by government and entities; and publishing a list of products or services, people groups, areas and industries with a high risk of modern slavery, both within Australia and internationally. Some multinational companies (MNCs) have already engaged ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... supervisory response. "The group is responsible for updating APRA staff on relevant developments, and providing training and high-level guidance for supervisors," he said. "To aid APRA's understanding of the risks, the group is also developing a cross-industry ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... report. "Although the proportion of companies in the region with emissions targets is relatively low compared to the global 'High Impact' sample, it is encouraging that 36 of the 56 companies have either done so using the SBTi methodology, committed ...

Employees in more inclusive workplaces report higher job satisfaction: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Employees in inclusive teams are 19 times more likely to be very satisfied with their jobs compared to workers in non-inclusive workplaces, according to research from Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia The ...