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Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... internationally." See Also: Australian Ethical Investment hires head of ethics Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

Ernst Ligteringen to step down from GRI in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Chief Executive Ernst Ligteringen will step down by the middle of 2015. Ernst Ligteringen, GRI chief executive Ligteringen has "indicated his desire to look for a new role over the past year," GRI said. "The leadership ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... way to do ESG. The global political economy is shifting and evolving, and these issues are changing the landscape for business. If you're investing internationally in companies that are operating in a changing landscape, it makes sense to pay attention. ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... that FCS will have an expanded role in CDP's scoring programs and initiatives. FCS will be CDP's global sustainability business process outsourcing (BPO) partner with a three-year agreement. FCS has been a CDP scoring partner since 2011, and CDP said ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... corporate governance report. "We look at all sorts of intangible factors when we look at the sustainability of a company's business model and the sustainability of their ability to create returns for investors over the long term," Halliday said. "We ...

Australian Ethical Investment hires head of ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Palmer comes to Australian Ethical from the St James Ethics Centre, where he was head of "The Practice", which delivers business consulting services, leadership and learning programs. His role included advising companies on the implementation of ethical ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... recent financing deals in Victoria as examples of how companies are taking advantage of the program. CEFC noted family business Nightingale Bros in Wandiligong, which grows Alpine apples and chestnuts, is upgrading to a modern ammonia-based refrigeration ...

NZ Super Fund sells partial forestry stake to iwi collective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold a 2.5% stake in New Zealand's largest forestry business to six iwi organisations. The six iwi representative organisations - Ngati Rangitihi, Ngati Whakaue Assets and Te Arawa River Iwi Limited Partnership, Ngati ...

New national law for co-ops and mutuals to cut red tape

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... National Law (CNL) will reduce regulatory costs and simplify financial reporting for co-ops and mutual, according to the Business Council for Cooperatives and Mutuals (BCCM). Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy of BCCM) CNL started this week in ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... according to the 2014 RAP. NAB's RAP is presented within the context of its Wealth of Opportunity strategy - a three-pillar business strategy approach with corporate responsibility commitments for 2014-2018. The three pillars are: helping Australians ...