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Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... classes and markets. The fund manager is a top-quartile performer according to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) rankings, but CFSCAM is seeking to push their performance in ESG integration further, said Will Oulton, global head of responsible ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Warrnambool lighting project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia (LCAL) will partly finance an energy efficient street lighting project in Victoria that will cut energy use and costs in six councils. LCAL will provide slightly more than 50% of the Warrnambool City Council's AU$872,500 commitment ...

New industry body to promote women in financial services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
A new industry organisation aimed at ensuring that women reach executive positions in the financial services sector has claimed that quotas are not necessary to increasing the diversity of senior management. Judith Beck Financial Executive Women (FEW) ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Eds note: Article rewritten to reflect new comment. Local Government Super (LGS) has participated in a US$1 billion green bond issue by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Bill Hartnett LGS bought US$6m of the three-year bond, which will be ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Lack of organisational buy-in or commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the greatest single obstacle to its success, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s annual review. The ACCSR's The State ...

IIRC, IASB agree to more cooperation on reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have signed an agreement that will see the two cooperate more deeply in the development of the integrated corporate reporting framework. IASB ...

Perpetual hires philanthropic services manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Perpetual has hired Caitriona Fay as philanthropic services manager for Perpetual Private, its wealth advice arm. Fay comes to Perpetual from The Ian Potter Foundation, where she was senior program manager. She is a member of the Leading Learning in ...

Banco Fie joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Banco Fie, a Bolivian grass-roots microfinance institution, is the 22 nd values-based bank to join the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). GABV is an organization of sustainable banks from around the world, including microfinance banks in ...

Low Carbon Australia forms alliance with Wiley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia (LCAL) has formed an alliance with engineering and construction company Wiley to develop systems to improve energy efficiency and productivity for food and meat processing companies. Meg McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO The alliance ...

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 ...