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Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
It is time to re-examine the principle that shareholder interests are paramount in business decision-making, according to a new paper by Governance Institute of Australia. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute of Australia The Governance ...

Lonsec: responsible investment equity funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... at Perpetual for example, it has a quality focus with a valuation and discipline. They seek high cash-flow generating business with low debt." The report also notes a recent trend to improve internal RI resourcing to supplement the external service provision. ...

Impact Investing Australia hires Daniel Madhavan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Addis, chair and co-founder of Impact Investing Australia. "He brings a unique combination of industry knowledge and business development experience to the CEO role, which will be invaluable and complement our cross-sectoral team as we work to build ...

DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... thought, insight and experience and we get a great contribution from all of our customers and all of employees in our business with a disability," Currie said. ANZ is working to integrate accessibility into its operations and its products, and during ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Six Australian companies have been named to CDP's Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014. CDP selected 187 companies globally that exhibit leadership through action to mitigate climate change, and found that as an index, those companies outperform ...

VicSuper publishes first G4, Integrated Reporting annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... leap.... The materiality process was the most important stage in the report process. We engaged with everyone in the business - every executive, every manager, every department. We leveraged off of existing mechanisms to find out what our stakeholders ...

Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... changed is that you've got the UK Bribery Act in place now, and from a practical perspective, Australian companies that do business with companies subject to the UK legislation now have to answer questions about their anti-corruption policies. Because ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... telecommunications and semiconductors, CSIRO said. Dr Marshall has an impeccable record as a scientist, a technology innovator and business leader," said Simon McKeon, chair of the CSIRO board. "His wealth of experience in developing and applying science ...

KPMG: top global miners make $1.2bn in social investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... more difficult to gather the information to measure a social project's impact, Adams said. "When you get down to the business end, they understand the communities and the role they play in the communities," Adams said. "But again, the question for the ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Bloomberg has become an official supporter of the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's ...