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Low Carbon Australia makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has appointed Tanya Cox and Linda Nicholls to the board of directors. Cox is the chief operating officer and company secretary of DEXUS Property Group. Nicholls is a corporate adviser and director. Nicholls is chair of Yarra Trams ...

CAMAC releases review of executive remuneration governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Companies should give a general description of their executive remuneration governance framework, but should be permitted to withhold commercially sensitive information pertaining to performance conditions and should not be required to use accounting ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... A$51.7bn in turnover for 2010, has established a governance framework with sustainability in the strategy, from board to executive to "champions" embedded into the retail and logistics operations and uses a corporate responsibility panel of eternal experts ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is a global asset management business with A$145.5bn in funds under management. A signatory to the UNPRI, CFSGAM integrates ESG analysis into all levels of its investment process. Here, Amanda McCluskey ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... reported data on gender composition and the gender gap within the financial services sector, particularly at senior executive level. "There is a striking contrast between the number of women entering the financial services industry and the number reaching ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
More than 60% of companies surveyed in a global KPMG report say they have a strategy for corporate sustainability, with cost reduction a key rationale and a primary focus on the environmental side, particularly on resource and energy efficiency. According ...

ACSI selects new president, deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... of not-for-profit superannuation within Australia," said O'Sullivan, the outgoing president. Donohue is Cbus Super's executive manager investments and serves as ACSI's Cbus representative. ACSI is an advisory body formed by a coalition of superannuation ...

Diane Grady appointed to Macquarie board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Macquarie Group has appointed Diane Grady to its board as a non-executive director, making her the third woman on the board. The appointment is effective as of 19 May. Grady has been a full time independent director since 1994 and has served on boards ...

Global push for "report or explain" on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... could persuade more companies to report rather than to explain why they don't," said Teresa Fogelberg, deputy chief executive of GRI. "If a company doesn't report its sustainability performance but explains the reason publicly, we would all have the ...

Westpac targets 40 percent women in senior management by 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
The Westpac Group has committed to increasing the number of women in senior leadership roles to 40 percent by 2014. Westpac announced this move in a report, On Target, to demonstrate their performance against the UN Women's Empowerment principles, released ...