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Vigeo Eiris upgrades three US companies on human rights criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Corporate social responsibility rating agency Vigeo Eiris has issued a positive alert and upgraded three American companies for their decision to take legal action against US President Donald Trump's executive order banning people from seven countries ...

GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board appoints chair, new members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Standards Board (GSSB) has appointed a new chair and six new board members, including Robyn Leeson of STR Consulting in Australia. Judy Kuszewski, chief executive of Suncroft International, is the new chair of the GSSB. Kuszewski has around 25 years' ...

Australian Shareholders' Association hires Judith Fox

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... director, policy, Governance Institute Fox will join ASA on 27 February. She comes to ASA From the Governance Institute of Australia, where she was national director, policy and advocacy. Fox has worked for the Governance Institute for 14, and has represented ...

Principles for Responsible Investment discuss agenda for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Investment (PRI) will this year issue a new blueprint for responsible investment globally, while deepening the engagement in Australia and New Zealand via its first full-time staff member. Fiona Reynolds, managing director, PRI PRI Managing Director ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments and Westpac Bank have signed on to the newly launched Principles for Positive Impact Finance, a new set of criteria to assess the impact of sustainable investments. Dr Stuart Palmer, head of ethics, Australian Ethical ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Katherine Christ of the University of South Australia and Roger Burritt of the Australian National University Dr Katherine Christ and Professor Roger Burritt Roger Burritt, ANU and ...

Teachers Mutual Bank joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Teachers Mutual Bank Limited is the second Australian bank to be granted membership of the GABV, the first being Bank Australia. The two banks will work together to promote values-based banking practices in Australia, Teachers Mutual said. 'We're looking ...

CEFC invests $150m in solar projects in regional NSW

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... (309MW) and the Western Australian DeGrussa Solar and Storage plant (10.6MW). It is also active in France, Portugal, Australia, Mexico, Egypt, Mozambique, Jamaica, Zambia, Jordan and El Salvador. When operational, the projects will produce 110MW(AC) ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Leightons, the [2012] OECD report on implementation which last time was less than complementary about what was going on in Australia. That's likely to draw a bit of attention as well." The development and implementation of corporate policies to manage ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Research also published its Australian ESG Climate Change State of the Nation 2017 report, citing policy issues in both Australia and the US as large impacts on the coming year. "The 2017 Australian climate policy review is relevant for investors, as ...