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Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... consideration and in conjunction with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), noted Duncan Paterson, chief executive officer and founder of CAER. "HESTA have been looking at this issue for quite a long time," Paterson said. "They engaged ...

Newpin social benefit bond returns 8.9% in second year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... care of their families and returning 8.9% to investors, according to Social Venture Australia (SVA). Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The AU$7 million Newpin social benefit bond is Australia's first offering ...

Governance Institute appoints Steven Burrell as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Governance Institute of Australia has hired Steven Burrell as its new chief executive officer. Burrell is the former general manager of communications and public affairs at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and will begin in ...

ASX companies report shared value strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... shared value strategies in their business, according to a survey conducted by the Shared Value Project. Helen Steel, executive director, Shared Value Project (photo courtesy Shared Value Project) The Shared Value Project conducted State of shared Value ...

Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... time injury frequency rates (LITFR) to 0.98, down 12.5% on 2014. In gender equality, the company set a target of 30% of executive management positions for women in 2015, and hit 25.6%, a decrease from 2014's 25.9%. The company will again target 30% for ...

Epuron Energy expands Uterne Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... delighted to add the Uterne expansion to our growing portfolio of operational solar assets," said Martin Poole, Epuron Solar executive Director. "Uterne is the largest solar farm in Australia with sun tracking technology which captures more energy consistently ...

NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... that put them on par with other international practitioners of responsible investment, said Simon O'Connor, RIAA chief executive. "NZ Super Fund and its approaches make it quite a leader, globally," O'Connor said. "They implement multiple responsible ...

Good Money opens Adelaide retail store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... "What we hope to achieve is a gradual matching of demand with our capacity to meet that demand," said Adam Mooney, chief executive officer of Good Shepherd Microfinance. "This is a great store because from day one, it can offer in addition to microfinance ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... its definitions of responsible investment styles to conform with international definitions, said Simon O'Connor, chief executive of RIAA when presenting the benchmark report in Melbourne on Tuesday. "[Responsible investment is] this broad umbrella term ...

ACCR considers appeal in Commonwealth Bank case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... ownership, but there really is no option to put anything else unless the company wishes to do so," said Caroline Le Couteur, executive director, ACCR. It is harder to get support for resolutions that amend a company's resolution, and such resolutions ...