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ICGN names Kerrie Waring managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... to sustain this momentum and ultimately inspire the international governance agenda for future generations." ICGN's Australian members include the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian ...

Video Panel: Ethical Investments: Design and Communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... communicate the benefits of ethical investment to their internal and external stakeholders. The panel was sponsored by Australian Ethical Investment. Moderated by Rachel Alembakis, Publisher of The Sustainability Report, the panel featured Paul Smith ...

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... communication." The Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia supports the IR framework and thinks it is relevant to Australian reporting, Magarey said. "IR is definitely relevant to an Australian context," she said. "It is also useful in terms of ...

More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
More than 80% of leading Australian companies report in the area of corporate responsibility, according to KPMG. KPMG has issued its 8 th Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting a global analysis of 4,100 companies. Overall, 82% of Australian companies ...

Climate Friendly, Corporate Carbon Advisory in CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Advisory explain. A new methodology was developed and approved by government, and the project was then audited such that Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) could be issued by the Clean Energy Regulator. Climate Friendly provides carbon management ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... disclosures within the next two years, but CFSGAM had decided to start ahead of the deadline. "I think because the Australian market is relatively small there tends to be a high degree of engagement with companies on the equity side, anyway, which is ...

Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Net Balance is calling on the Australian government to adopt a co-benefits approach to carbon offset projects as a way to revive investment in projects. In a new report, Benefiting from co benefits in Australia, Net Balance advocates that Australia ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... finance for renewable energy projects, given the support for renewable energy through the Renewable Energy Target and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Fabian noted that because Australia lacks a clear, long-term framework on emissions reductions ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance has said that the Financial System Inquiry is an opportunity to find new ways to enable economic participation for the one in six Australians that are financially excluded. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney One in ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians would rather invest in a responsible superannuation fund than a superannuation fund which only considers maximising financial returns, according to a national poll organised by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...