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Companies "show variation" on ESG disclosures: Company Matters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... juggling a wide range of issues to discuss and discuss - Rolfe specifically cited issues of culture, IT/cyber security, diversity and board skills as well as the more traditional focuses of financial reporting/audit and capital management, in addition ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... to engage with members to connect members' concerns with megatrends like climate change, human rights and corporate diversity to actions their funds may be taking. Blicavs said that LGS holds around AU$60 million in BHP Billiton, and they take a position ...

UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... that a preference for a female director makes it that little bit more of a challenge," Walsh said. "But that's where diversity comes in, because it encourages you to think more broadly about that challenge and other ways of meeting those requirements." ...

Mercer hires Yolanda Beattie as practice leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Mercer has hired Yolanda Beattie as diversity and inclusion practice leader. Yolanda Beattie, diversity and inclusion practice leader, Mercer Beattie comes to Mercer from the Australian government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), where she ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... are being wedded to corporate strategy. "I don't think there will be one single place for sustainability - there is a diversity of ways in which companies place sustainability," Black said. "Finance will be important, the chief legal counsel will be ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Workplace diversity and inclusion are drivers of innovation, according to Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia Picking up on the release of the government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, DCA pressed ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... directors," said John Brogden, AICD managing director and chief executive officer. "Her passion for issues such as gender diversity and public policy reform will be of great benefit to the organisation as it seeks to increase its impact." Proust thanked ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Europe. See Also: Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI ASX200 ESG reporting improves, but laggards persist: ACSI

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... have direct operational control, such as a high importance on occupational health and safety, non-discrimination and diversity and inclusion. Many businesses have aspiration and commitment to address human rights impacts down the supply chains, many ...

The price of climate change to impact portfolios: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... usage. See Also: Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity