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Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australia needs "comprehensive, evidence-based law reform" to maximise the benefits of corporate whistleblowing, according to the leaders of a multi-stakeholder research project. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute Researchers from Griffith ...

Materiality analysis helps define sustainability issues: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Investors and corporations agree that materiality analysis is important to define "the most important sustainability issues," according to research from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and RobecoSAM. GRI and RobecoSAM have published Defining What ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
VicSuper has established a Climate Change and Investments Steering Committee, which will create the superannuation fund's strategy to manage climate change risk across their portfolio. The Climate Change and Investments Steering Committee is headed ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Palisade Investment Partners will launch a new fund strategy that will invest in renewable energy projects in Australia. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO CEFC is allocating up ...

Controlled companies underperformed non-controlled firms: IRRCi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... structures and companies with single-class stock controlled firms. IRRCi commissioned Institutional Shareholder Services to conduct the study. The study found that average CEO pay at controlled companies is pay is significantly higher at controlled companies ...

Global Reporting Initiative to open Manila Office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... supported by the governments of Australia, Switzerland, Sweden and others for its work in the region. Later in March, GRI will conduct workshops for more than 100 sustainability reporters across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and The Philippines to build capability. ...

RobecoSAM hires ACCSR for engagement over assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... RobecoSAM's CSA is used to construct the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), a sustainability benchmark. ACCSR will conduct a series of events and encourage more organisations to complete the CSA when invitations to participate in the annual assessment ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
KPMG Australia has launched a supplier code of conduct to engage its first-tier suppliers in promoting lawful, professional and fair practice. Kaushik Sridhar, national manager corporate citizenship, KPMG Australia The code will cover all first-tier ...

ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
A number of large Australian companies have moved from using "show of hands" voting to poll voting, a result welcomed by a global collaborative investor coalition that engaged with companies on the issue. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO A group of large global ...

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 ...