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Sustainalytics outlines ten key global ESG risks for 2018

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Sustainalytics specifically looks at Chile, which is responsible for 27% of global copper production, and where water-driven community opposition threatens to constrain future production. "In terms of the copper mining industry, we're interested in how ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian market on issues like culture, but also really involves social license to operate and the expectations of the community on what business has as its purpose," O'Connor said. "This is a big discussion that Larry Fink has launched this year. ...

ACSI, CareSuper announce nominations for Michael O'Sullivan ESG Rising Star Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... is valued at up to $10,000. "Michael advocated passionately to improve investment outcomes for fund members and the community generally through sustainable thinking and action," CareSuper Chair Cate Wood said. "He was a leader and an inspiration, and ...

Thorn agrees to ASIC undertaking for refunds, write-offs for goods leases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... or social externalities. That's where you first learn of a brewing issue, very often first from NGOs. The investment community will say the NGOs have an agenda, which is true, but they're also an important source of information."

Australian banks, Fortescue Metals appear in Bloomberg Gender Equality Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... GEI is a reference index that measures gender equality across internal company statistics, employee policies, external community support and engagement, and gender-conscious product offerings. The GEI includes 104 companies in 24 countries and regions ...

Governance Institute hires new national director of education and training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... a successful and fulfilling career. Wilbourn said he is keen to "advocate for widespread recognition in the broader community that good governance and risk management is not just for listed companies. It is equally important to the success of small and ...

SVA Diversified Impact Fund receives more than $10m in funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... their business and increase the impact of their work in their communities and matches private investment. SVA, Foresters Community Finance and SEFA were selected to manage the money. The fund has attracted cornerstone investment from Carol and Alan Schwartz ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... appropriate resources be provided to assist with building understanding and training of managers and employees, as well as community awareness. resources to raise awareness of the modern slavery reporting requirements; training for entities on how to ...

26% of ASX200 board positions filled by women: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... year to 35% in 2017. "It is clear that the senior ranks of many of our corporate sector organisations don't reflect our community - nor the widespread talent within it," Proust said. "Australia's boardrooms and C-suites are woefully lacking in diversity ...

LBG Australia & New Zealand publishes Review of Community Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
co-founder of Corporate Citizenship, LBG The majority of Corporate Community Investment (CCI) professionals say their CCI budgets would either stay the same or increase in the coming year, according to the London Benchmarking Group Australia and New ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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