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DEXUS head office, Republica Coffee declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... conscience, and making our range of ethical products accessible to mainstream Australia," said Republica Coffee's founder and director Jacqueline Arias. "By choosing Republica Coffee, consumers can be confident they're buying the most ethical brand on ...

ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) say that companies can still improve their disclosures of executive and director remuneration. ASIC have reviewed a sample of 50 remuneration reports from ASX300 companies for the financial year ended 30 June ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... performance has become increasingly important for companies in this sector," said Glenn Kramer, working group member and director measurement and reporting at Hess Corporation. "We have an environmental, social and ethical responsibility to be transparent ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... directly in the case of holdings managed in-house, McKay said. At VFMC, concerns over the number of board appointments a director holds at one time also led to voting against a particular appointment, McKay said. "One of the main reasons that we vote ...

FTSE launch carbon risk indices for Australia, Europe and Japan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... alternative index weighting methodologies, including the incorporation of risk based approaches," said David Harris, director responsible investment, FTSE Group. "At the same time they are under increasing pressure to demonstrate action on integrating ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... they were waiting for the very last minute to do something to address gender diversity," said Claire Braund, executive director of WOB. "This says to me that unless the ASX had required them to do something, then they'd carry on not bothering. The companies ...

IGCC and others launch second global investor survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... will also provide an important measure of progress for investors themselves," said Stephanie Pfeiffer, IIGCC executive director. Mercer will analyse the survey data. Survey responses are due by March 16 th, and a report of results and accompanying analysis ...

Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... pay from executives if there has been a material misstatement of a company's financial statements." Martin Lawrence, a director at Ownership Matters, said that the proposed amendments were the "easiest way to address the issue without rewrites of the ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... the tools they need to assess ESG and carbon emissions exposure across their portfolios," said Remy Briand, managing director at MSCI and global head of index and ESG research. "The customized portfolio reports fill a current market gap as, for the first ...

Australian Ethical appoints Louise Herron director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Louise Herron as a non-executive director. Herron, a lawyer and corporate adviser, is currently executive director of corporate advisory firm Ironbark Group, which she co-founded in 2007. She has worked as ...