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ACSI hire Gordon Hagart as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Nations Environment Programme in Geneva, and played a key role in creating the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. "Australia has a world-class pension system, and has become a centre of excellence in integrating ESG issues into investment decision-making ...

Foresters Community Finance funding for early stage ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... back to investors." See Also: Foresters finances Eating Disorders Victoria service Foresters launches Social Investment Australia lending fund Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank is launching a communication strategy to talk about corporate responsibility to both internal and external stakeholders, shareholders and customers. said Paula Benson, general manager, corporate responsibility, NAB The strategy ...

ACSI: Average fixed CEO pay declined in 2012

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Average CEO fixed pay in the top 100 companies fell for only the second time in 11 years, but average CEO pay is still 67 times more than the average Australian salary, according to new research from the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI). ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Publish What You Pay Australia will press its case to the new federal government for the adoption of mandatory disclosure standards for companies in the mining and extractive industry. This week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott named the ministers who will ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... World rose 12% over the last three years. Australian listed entities ANZ, Commonwealth Property Office Fund, National Australia Bank and Westpac are included in the index. "While the performance of the GC 100 should not be seen as clear evidence of a ...

Nippon Gas buys stake in COzero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... investment deal, COzero will also have access to Nippon Gas' expertise and products, which potentially can be introduced into Australia, Armstrong added. COzero declined to say how much Nippon Gas paid for its 16% stake.

Climate Disclosure Standards Board becomes NCD supporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... signatories are integrating natural capital considerations into financial accounting, disclosure and reporting. National Australia Bank is one of the founding signatories. CDSB was by the World Economic Forum in 2007. It is managed by CDP with the mandate ...

Dow Jones, RobecoSAM issue 2013 DJSI indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australia and New Zealand Banking, Tabcorp and Stockland are industry group leaders in the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review. S&P Dow Jones Indices, in collaboration with RobecoSAM, have announced that the DJSI World Index 2013/2014 ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments is restructuring its business, including a "substantial" reduction of its Canberra operations and outsourcing some functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will ...