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Australian, NZ organisations consider impacts of bribery, corruption: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Companies will be operating in different jurisdictions, different products and services, building power plants, might be mining coal in Indonesia, different regions, different jurisdictions. The logical place to start is with exposure." The survey notes ...

Removing complicity in modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... In leading companies zero tolerance is the norm. Andrew Forrest, Chair of Fortescue Metals, has acknowledged that in the mining industry ' We had slavery in our supply chains'. Fortescue used direct action as the strategy to weed out instances of forced ...

Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... engagement in the context of the Adani coal mine and Aurizon's role in transporting coal from the controversial proposed mining development. "For me, it fundamentally starts and stops with the investment," Poole said to the audience attending the ACSI ...

Majority of investors believe ESG-focused investment improve returns: SSgA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... prove impractical. "For example, consider Australia and the environmental impacts of the fossil fuel sector," he said. "[Mining and resources companies] are a significant part of a small index, and excluding it may have severe consequences. However ...

ARENA commits $2.1 million to moveable SunSHIFT solar system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... presents several advantages for different applications. Projects that only last a handful of years, like construction and mining operations, could benefit from SunSHIFT without having to rely on the typical 20-plus year payback period for solar installations." ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... And they don't want to live in or leave a world that is poorer, polluted and disorderly." While MEC will invest in some mining stocks, it will also invest in alternative energy. Lowenstein said. "One of the risks from an investment perspective, if you ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... that did not have a woman on their boards- CIMIC Group Ltd, Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd, TPG Telecom Ltd, Resolute Mining Ltd, Evolution Mining Ltd, ARB Corporation Ltd, Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd, Australian Agricultural Company Ltd, Qube ...

BHP Billiton ESG downgrade prompts asset owner questions: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... tailings dams in general has prompted the industry to review its operations. Vernon last year conducted a review of the global mining and extraction industry sector, which gave greater context to events at BHP Billiton. He also pointed to industry protocols ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... to exclude companies that provide "significant services" to prohibited industries including armaments, weapons, tobacco, mining and gambling; a new screen that precludes investment in companies in fossil fuel industries, and an additional screen that ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... services and telecommunications sectors have led the way in embedding sustainability in supply chains, while constriction, mining, utilities and hospitality have lagged, he said. "There have been a few different drivers globally, depending on the sector. ...