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Cbus becomes Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... stewardship practices." The code is intended to provide superannuation funds with a means to demonstrate transparency and accountability. Cbus is a profit to member superannuation fund managing more than $47 billion on behalf of 780,000 members. "Cbus ...

Sustainable Business Australia names John Hewson chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Australia "Dr Hewson joining Sustainable Business Australia as chair comes at crucial time as questions of corporate accountability and leadership become key community and investor issues," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of Sustainable Business Australia. ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Core Civic, GEO Group, J P Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo. "More than 80 organizations have come together around the accountability campaign, urging Wells Fargo and JP Morgan Chase to stop financing Core Civic and GEO Group," said Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner ...

GRI, UN Global Compact release guide to measure, report on SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Agenda." "Effective corporate reporting is key to building trust and aligning investment through transparency and accountability. This guide helps businesses move beyond the current trend of simply mapping activities and programs against the SDGs to ...

UCA Funds Management certified as B Corp, signs Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Corps are certified by the non-profit B Lab as meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. "B Corp is to sustainable business what Fair Trade is to coffee," said Mathew Browning, CEO Of UCA Funds ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... world with the launch of a stewardship code for Australian asset owners, aimed at increasing the transparency and accountability of stewardship activities in Australia. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports AUM of $2.6 billion for half year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... investing continues," said Phil Vernon, managing director of Australian Ethical. "People are demanding transparency and accountability in all aspects of their life, including their investments. They want to know their money is working hard to build a ...

Directors say improvements needed to corporate culture: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... said. "Interestingly, there was also a greater focus on long term thinking and planning and reporting, and more accountability for misconduct. That's an interesting finding. We're not surprised to see accountability and culture so high, but it is interesting ...

ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... mitigation, leading to better informed investment decisions," Davidson said. "Public reporting will also lead to greater accountability by companies for their management of slavery risks." In the discussion paper released in August by Minister for Justice ...

Governance experts discuss issues in AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
The issues of women on boards in Australia, remuneration and board and director accountability for company performance are clear themes of engagement for investors in the annual general meeting (AGM) season. Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance ...