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VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... work program," said Liesel van Ast, GCP Natural Capital Declaration program manager. "This will be invaluable as its employees help to shape financial sector leadership on natural capital. The NCD Steering Committee has approved VicSuper's nomination ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... being able to see the level of independence they have on the board. Do they have independent board members, are they ex-employees, are they part of subsidiaries of the companies - that gives you a certain level of scrutiny around the board. Equally importantly ...

Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative issues communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... document is a very effective tool for engaging internal stakeholders including the board of directors, senior leaders, and employees," said Gavin Power, deputy director, UN Global Compact. "Our partner exchanges are already using it to start an internal ...

Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
Companies with more than 100 employees will continue reporting gender equality data to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), but the government has removed several requirements that were due to commence in April. Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council ...

GRI publishes linkage document for EU ESG directive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... non-financial sustainability issues. Under legislation approved by the European Council last year, companies with more than 500 employees must now use a report or explain approach to provide information on strategy, results and risks in six areas - environmental ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... have hired Adrian Bertrand as head of Africa, networks and global outreach. Bertrand joins the PRI from the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) of South Africa, where he worked for four years as environmental, social and governance (ESG) manager. ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... and Safety in Bangladesh. Wesfarmers also reported an increase in the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees across the group from 1,312 to 1,711 and also boosted its number of women in senior roles to 29%. Wesfarmers' overall workforce ...

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... the company." Expanding the range of directors' corporate responsibilities to take into account interests including employees, suppliers, distributors, consumers, creditors, government and the community is part of the wider discussion of what is shareholder ...

DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... DCA and ANZ Bank recently hosted a panel discussion exploring ways in which companies should engage with customers, employees and pote ntial employees with disabilities. DCA cites statistics that an estimated 18.5% of the Australian population has as ...

AMP Capital reviews corporate governance activities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... identifiable group of long-term owners" where governance processes primarily aim "to protect stakeholders such as creditors and employees, rather than the owners." As companies recognise that they are competing with the same pool of capital, there is ...