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Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical managing director TOMRA manufactures reverse recycling machines and sorting systems for recycling quality control but last year bought a company that manufactures tobacco sorting machine. Australian Ethical owns 259,000 shares, equivalent ...

Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Kate Greenhill FCA to the board as a non-executive director. Greenhill has more than 18 years' experience in assurance and advisory services in the financial services industry. She is a former partner with ...

KPMG: fraud costs Australian/NZ businesses $373 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand organisations have lost an estimated AU$373 million due to fraud in the last two years, but only 15% of organisations surveyed by KPMG see fraud as a key risk. Gary Gill "People don't take fraud, bribery and corruption seriously ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Mercer labeled themes including alternative energy, energy efficiency, water infrastructure and technologies, pollution control, waste management, environmental support services, sustainable resource management and green bonds/impact investing. "Unlisted ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
More company suppliers than ever have identified current or future climate changes risks to their global supply chains, but only 28% of suppliers report having a target for emissions reductions. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Supply Chain's fifth ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance opens third Good Money site

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Macklin saluted Good Shepherd Microfinance and its partners for their work. "This gives power to people to be able to control their money," she said. "It also brings about practical changes to people's lives." The Victorian government is funding Good ...

Fiona Reynolds to take PRI managing director role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... and how to interact with government and regulators." Reynolds was formerly a director of AUSfund, Industry Funds Credit Control and the National Network of Women in Superannuation and convenor of the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF). Giffords noted ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... than over GBP 10 billion of UK equity assets. AXA IM focused on six ESG criteria - management performance, remuneration, control, employees, environment and board - and evaluated about 250 companies within the FTSE350, excluding banks, investment companies ...

Melbourne's Vega Press declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Vega Press, a Melbourne-based printing company, has been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. The family-owned company employs about 70 staff and prints products including magazines, marketing materials, annual reports, newspaper inserts ...

ACSI reiterates support for NewsCorp board overhaul

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... eliminate NewsCorp's dual class share structure. "The principal of 'one share one vote' reinforces economic ownership and control" Byrne said. "The continuation of the dual class structure reduces shareholders ability to hold management accountable." ...