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PRI names six super funds to Leaders' Group for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Six Australian superannuation funds have been named in the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Leaders' Group for 2019. Cbus, First State Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, VicSuper and Vision Super were all selected as leaders by the PRI. ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... International Energy Agency guidelines, but with a wide variation in scenarios and reporting. The report also found that only six companies are using a 1.5-degree Celsius scenario. "We think that really, the world is moving to 1.5 degrees, so we think ...

HESTA allocates $20 million to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... supplied by HESTA/SVA) Nightingale Village is a 185-apartment, carbon-neutral residential project in Brunswick. It consists of six architecturally-designed buildings on former warehouse sites. The project is a "partnership between HESTA, the industry ...

TelstraSuper joins Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... "We take these responsibilities seriously and are proud to be able to share this work with our members." The Code sets out six principles which signatories must commit to on an 'if not, why not' basis: 1. Publicly disclose how they approach their stewardship ...

Low Carbon Readiness Index measures motivation to reduce carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... asking participants to report on their possession of low carbon infrastructure and performance of low carbon routines around six behaviour types - solar, energy efficient appliances, efficient temperature system, efficient car, temperature curtailment ...

Future Super divests from companies with no women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... their boards, two companies added women. Future Super asked companies that did not have women on boards to provide a plan over six months on how to add gender diversity. "We did try to engage with those companies," Hunter said. "We've listened to them ...

First State Super signs Australian Asset Owner Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... companies we invest in. "As a responsible asset owner and industry leader, our members expect nothing less." The Code sets out six principles which signatories must commit to on an 'if not, why not' basis: 1. Publicly disclose how they approach their ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
The rise of automation in recent years is driving the vast majority of Australian businesses to hire people with different skills, with the use of robotics and artificial intelligence set to increase or increase significantly over the next three years ...

Baptist World Aid Australia rates fashion companies on human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... companies that are developing politics and intend to step towards living wage. That is a huge initiative over the past five to six years." Only 20% of companies could show that all workers were training of their rights regarding freedom of association ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... MSCI ESG Research to identify companies captured by the new exclusion category. The Guardians updates its exclusion list on a six-monthly basis and it is possible that more companies will be identified for exclusion in the future. The NZ Super Fund also ...