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GRI CEO discusses future of sustainability reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is in the process of transitioning the G4 guidelines to the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, but that process is only one phase of the organisation's wider mission to enhance the transparency of non-financial ...

Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Appointing more women to Australian boards could be "ushering in generational change," according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has released its 14th annual report, Board Composition and ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is further embedding its policy on gender diversity on ASX-listed boards by considering recommending against the re-election of directors of companies which perform poorly on that measure. Louise ...

AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
AGL Energy is adopting new commitments as part of the CDP-led We Mean Business Coalition. AGL will adopt responsible corporate engagement on climate policy, will report climate change engagement on climate policy, and align with the UN Global Compact's ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s Vote Your Super initiative will rally support for resolutions for AGL's annual general meeting (AGM) demanding the company set a quantitative target for annual reductions on emissions from power generation ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
HESTA has committed AU$30 million to a dedicated impact investment fund managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Rob Fowler, chief investment officer, HESTA The AU$30 million is the single largest commitment to impact investment in Australia to date ...

Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Australia's 10 highest-paid chief executives collected AU$171.4 million in cash and equity earnings, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investor's annual CEO Pay study. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Based on statutory reporting, the top ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has launched a fund strategy that integrates their proprietary Northern Trust Quality Score (NTQS) with ESG rankings to create equity portfolios that optimise for both attributes. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global ...

ACCR considers appeal in Commonwealth Bank case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) is considering whether to appeal a federal court decision that affirms the right of companies to refuse ordinary resolutions to their annual general meeting (AGM). Last year, ACCR put a resolution ...

Court back Commonwealth Bank in ACCR case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Federal Court in Melbourne has ruled in favour of Commonwealth Bank of Australia in a case brought by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) and Environmental Justice Australia on the right of shareholders to put a resolution ...