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US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... that the companies did not violate the pension fund's requirement of respect for human rights. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has received similar communication. Lopez Varona noted that the Corporate Backers of Hate program ...

ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... advocate and put pressure can reveal additional understanding." "The bar for reporting requirements related to Australian employees and gender pay equity is minimal under the WGEA reporting standards," said Nina Haysler, CAER's research project manager. ...

Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Rosenberg Equities has been appointed by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to manage a portfolio of environmental and socially responsible investments. Kathryn McDonald, director of investment strategy, AXA Rosenberg Rosenberg ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... months is more than we ever expected," said Anne Simpson, investment director of sustainability at the California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the largest U.S. public pension funds with over $349 billion in assets under management. "More ...

Listed franchise companies facing structural reform risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... taken," John said. "The most prominent is Caltex who is in the process of insourcing their franchises and paying underpaid employees of franchisees." Credit Suisse pointed out in its report that given that many of the issues raised in the inquiry "appear ...

Sodexo Australia moves to cage free eggs for fresh egg supply

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Sodexo is listed on the CAC 40 and DJSI indices, and makes 20.7 billion euro in consolidated revenues, with 427,000 employees in 80 countries. The company has a 17 billion euro market capitalization (as of January 10, 2018).

Male carers face "career trap" for seeking flexible working: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... children or elderly parents, because they can manage it all from home. What's remarkable is what you hear from these employees - they tell us they wouldn't work any other way. You get loyalty and you get the productivity benefits as well."

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... "We have a committee that determines whether the investments meet the requirements, so they're made up of internal QBE employees and three experts from the social impact space. SIBs is one, but there's a number of social investment structure. QBE is ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... availability." According to the survey, Millennials believe business' priorities should be job creation, innovation, enhancing employees' lives and careers, and making a positive impact on society and the environment. But, "when asked what the organisations ...

Future of mobility requires key action by business, policy makers: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... insights is that a lot of businesses are ill prepared for that dramatic change in the mobility landscape with respect to employees, supply chain and customers," said Andrew Petersen, SBA chief executive. "Mobility for most companies means the auto sector ...