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BetaShares launches Australian equities ethical ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
BetaShares has launched a new ethical ETF for Australian equities. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares The BetaShares Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: FAIR) "provides exposure to a diversified portfolio of Australian companies that ...

26% of ASX200 board positions filled by women: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The percentage of women on the boards of ASX200 companies has hit 26%, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The AICD has released its Quarterly Gender Diversity Report tracks progress towards the Institute's target of achieving ...

First State Super joins Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
First State Super has joined the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The $87 billion dollar profit-to-member superannuation fund becomes the 38 th member of ACSI. ACSI is a collaborative organisation of institutional ...

APRA encourages entities to perform stress-test for climate-related risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... that shift, rather than scientists or policymakers," according to Geoff Summerhayes, executive board member of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Revisiting and expanding on the themes he first raised in a landmark speech earlier ...

ACSI publishes revised Governance Guidelines, includes new ESG themes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has updated its revised Governance Guidelines, including practical examples of oversight on key themes of climate change, labour and human rights, corporate culture and tax disclosure. Louise ...

Employees in more inclusive workplaces report higher job satisfaction: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia The Inclusion@Work Index surveyed a nationally representative sample of 3,000 Australian workers, led by DCA and sponsored by Suncorp. The survey found that 58% of employees in inclusive environments said they ...

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) has joined Deloitte as part of the Risk Advisory business and Reputation and Sustainability Practice. ACCSR joins Deloitte. (Pictured L-R) Wibi Rockwood, Director, Deloitte Risk Advisory ...

CEFC invests $200m into QIC Shopping Centre Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... to date. Shopping centres slated for improvement are located in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT. Australian shopping centres account for 36% of commercial building energy consumption, and are a "relatively untapped opportunity" to reduce ...

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... is that we're empowering people in that company to bring about change within that company." Judith Fox, CEO, of the Australian Shareholders' Association, pointed out that engaging with companies through the aegis of ASA's volunteer basis is "incredibly ...

EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles and TaaS sooner rather than later, because the sooner it is done, the sooner Australian companies and entrepreneurs can develop the local ecosystem, rather than waiting for a global player such as Uber to arrive ...