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NZ Super excludes nuclear base operators from investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has decided to exclude a group of nuclear base operators because they are involved in programs to extend the life of nuclear stockpiles in the United States and United Kingdom. The NZ$22bn NZ Superannuation Fund will ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... benchmarking activity to highlight reporting by companies and public organisations. They were established "63 years ago by a group of professional people who were concerned about improving the accountability of activities of organisations", according ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... community services, which we hope to expand in the future." Last year, the New South Wales government announced that Westpac Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society will develop an AU$10m social benefit bond - to fund a program ...

Natural Capital Declaration starts implementation phase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... capital calculations in the finance industry. National Australia Bank, one of the founding signatories, will head one working group, and Rabobank, Banorte, and Nedbank will head the others. "Crucially, the Natural Capital Declaration is seeking to enhance ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian renewable energy projects is led by Asian investors, particularly Chinese investors. The report cites Shenhua Group Corp's April announcement that it would jointly invest around AU$1.6 billion with Hydro Tasmania to develop at least 700MW ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Transparency and Accounting Directive. A number of companies are challenging the Dodd-Frank Act section. Debra Valentine, group executive legal, external and regulatory affairs at Rio Tinto said that transparency is now an expectation for resource companies ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The UN Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have renewed their partnership. The two organisations have a long-standing collaboration that has resulted in the Global Compact's 10 principles in the areas of human rights, labour, the ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Simpson of Net Balance participated in the technical editing taskforce, Andrew Cole of Lend Lease was on the boundary working group, Hugh Grant of Net Balance was on the governance working group, while Amanda Nuttall of Net Balance was on the application ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... was funded by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism. The pilot has been overseen by a multi-party stakeholder group of federal and state government representatives, industry and non-government organisations.

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Coles; Woolworths, who own Big W; Myer; Premier Investments, who own Just Jeans, Portmans and others; and Specialty Fashion Group, who own Katies, Millers and others, and David Jones. "Wesfarmers, Woolworths, Myer, David Jones, and Specialty Fashion ...