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Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... other goods rental businesses are most exposed to potential regulatory changes that could negatively impact on their business model. Adam Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance, noted that this is a fast growing sector of the financial services sector. ...

GRI, Fundacion ONCE launch disability reporting guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... "enhance organisational understanding of the value of transparency on disability" as relates to inclusive workplaces and the business case for developing new products, services and physical environments for people with disabilities, GRI said. "People ...

NAB launches Impact Investment Grant Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... institutional investor space such as superannuation funds, an established philanthropic tradition, strong small and local business, a developed social sector and a historical tradition of mutual and co-operative businesses See Also: Impact Investing ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB on "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... year. It is a significant achievement to be recognised on the international stage for our long term commitment to ethical business practices" said Steve James, CEO of Teachers Mutual Bank. Companies in Ethisphere Institute's list are ranked on five categories ...

AXA IM ESG SmartBeta fund 5% stronger than benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... - and especially the ESG elements - is that we believe as a global firm that ESG is part and parcel of the way we do business," Hurt said. "There is so much data and knowledge and commentary out there, questioning the link between ESG integration and ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... eight financially material sustainability issues - risk management, corporate governance, human capital management and business ethics. Sector specific factors included financial inclusion and emerging market growth, and ESG investment integration. "This ...

Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... that there were competing needs, and this was a compromise between collecting data and not being overly demanding of business," Annese said. "We're supportive of making reporting as streamlined as possible." Eliminating these reporting areas will reduce ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... composition and non-executive director remuneration in a yearly report. "It is heartening to see that so many of Australia's business leaders have responded in recent years to the challenge set by ACSI, and others, to diversify the intellectual, philosophical ...

Westpac commits to recruiting 400 Indigenous university interns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... a career at Westpac?" Since 2011, the bank has taken on board 45 Indigenous Australian university students in varying business units in retail and business banking, legal and secretariat, human resources and communication, project development and financial ...

GRI publishes linkage document for EU ESG directive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released a guidance document that sets out the links between the GRI G4 guidelines and a new European Union directive that mandates companies to report on non-financial sustainability issues. Under legislation ...