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Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... engagement with boards and senior executives, he explained. The issue of conduct risk is intrinsically linked to corporate culture, which, as an intangible, is a qualitative analytical assessment, but making the assessment proactively can provide potential ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... long-standing and deep commitment to being a responsible owner of capital and assets,and it's actually deeply embedded in our culture and it's really driven from the trustee board down and throughout the organisation," Emslie said. " It all starts with ...

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... potential reforms to law and regulations, but also as best practices for corporate policies and improvements to corporate culture, Fox said. "I don't think it's about strict guidelines, because what a small organisation is going to do is different from ...

Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... eateries to not only reduce costs, but also trade on the environmentally friendly and increasingly popular locavore foodie culture. About the authors: Roger Burritt is Professor in Accounting and Sustainability in the Department of Accounting and Corporate ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... "sustainability" nor "innovations" are panaceas, but rather long-term considerations that are deeply entwined with corporate culture. "The questions of sustainability and driving innovation are connected to organisational culture," Woo said. "The culture ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Workplace diversity and inclusion are drivers of innovation, according to Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia Picking up on the release of the government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, DCA pressed ...

Assessing net benefits of Indigenous CFI projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) projects that have been conducted by Indigenous groups have provided net benefits beyond environmental savings, according to a senior associate with Allens. Emily Gerrard, Allens Arthur Robinson Emily Gerrard, a senior ...

Governance Institute appoint Simon Pordage president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... productivity and on-strategy achievement. "That will involve encouraging all organisations to 'join the dots' on their culture, risk management, strategy-setting and communication frameworks and to cascade them effectively, so that everyone in the organisation ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... investor tools and the way certain investor tools are set necessarily to prioritise the short over the long term, we look at culture incentive and incentive structures, and then we looked and consumers as part of the four pillars that can drive the focus ...

DCA calls for inclusive leadership at Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... so they understand the right perspective of the organisation and how we approach that," he said. "... We are driving a culture around care and empathy of the individual, no matter who they are and what the situation is." DCA's five mindsets of an inclusive ...