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Sustainalytics opens Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Currently, there are no domestic New Zealand clients. "For the time being, our client base is in Australia, although we have a few global clients that have operations in New Zealand," Secreteanu said. "At this time, there are no domestic NZ clients ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... an energy provider, a travel provider, etc., we will send our procurement policy out, along with the code of conduct and a few other documents, and a questionnaire," he said. "It is a general procurement survey, aligned to the code of conduct, and the ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Superannaution fund members are concerned about climate change and how it will impact on their retirement savings, but very few have thus far moved their funds to lower carbon alternatives, according to research from Colonial First State Global Asset ...

Mercer hires Yolanda Beattie as practice leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... marketing roles at firms including Macquarie Group, IAG and Honner Media. "I have worked closely with Mercer over the past few years and have been impressed with the firm's understanding of the depth, complexity and pervasiveness of workplace gender ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... sure that they don't breach caps, as well as policies for disclosing political donations. "What we've found is that quite a few companies have actually been having these discussions," Fox said. "What we've seen is that quite a few members and their companies ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... of stocks" in natural gas in the international portfolio, Vernon said. "We review our positions on an annual basis, and a few thing have come together such that we can put greater weight on the ability for renewables to manage the transition to a low-carbon ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Indigenous talent. Focus on expanding opportunities equitably across STEM based areas of your business - remember, over the next few decades, close to half of today's jobs will cease to exist. Ensure that your company is developing and connecting with ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... together under the COP21 decision in 2018 to review collective effort before 2020, will create significant momentum over the next few years." There is also language for a compliance mechanism in the agreement, although there are no defined punitive measures ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... companies manage human rights issues is also an insight into their overall corporate governance, Woods noted. There are a few ways in which investors can define their risks by determining their needs as in investor, where to source the information form ...

RIAA conference to discuss future of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... has my retirement savings done. I think these factors are going to be a point of differentiation in the market over the next few years, in super and in advice." There has been a strong uptick in interest in the responsible investment space from private ...