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Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... 11%,reported against the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) framework or have committed to do so. "Good quality reporting enables shareholders to make informed investment decisions and the community to judge whether its confidence ...

Women make up 30% of ASX100 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian Shareholders' Association CEO Judith Fox. "The arrival of a critical mass of women directors to boards raises the quality of board deliberations as a result of the collective intelligence from different perspectives," McCann said. "Nor have ...

Future of mobility requires key action by business, policy makers: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... best use of the available car parking spaces on site. "Measures include employee express bus services, supported by high quality end-of-trip facilities including a waiting lounge and passenger information displays for both Optus bus services and trains ...

Ausbil outlines 2017 engagement activities in annual report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... labour rights," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "We look at three aspects - earnings risk, earnings sustainability, and management quality. I think a lot of labour rights issues come back to earnings sustainability and management quality. We've definitely seen ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... buildings, tenancies and homes. NABERS measures the energy efficiency, water usage, waste management and indoor environment quality of a building or tenancy and its impact on the environment. Ratings are given on a 1-star to 6-star scale. A 6-star rating ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... recently conducted an analysis of US listed companies to determine if there is a correlation between share buybacks and quality of corporate governance. "Prior to the financial crisis in 2007/2008, the focus was on building bigger companies, so you saw ...

Government finds no legislative barriers to implementing TCFD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should review guidance to directors on climate risk and monitor the quality of climate risk disclosure." Barker of Minter Ellison noted that the sections in question in SPS 530 were paragraphs 34-36 ...

BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... the internal governance, program requirements, criteria and verification processes of a product, and is designed to be a quality standard. To achieve accreditation, BetaShares demonstrated that investors are given access to detailed information about ...

Norton Rose Fulbright partners to form new energy sector advisory business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... sectors such as real estate, transport, infrastructure and agriculture. With the help of Norton Rose Fulbright's high quality global and Australian energy teams, we will work with companies across the sector and help them thrive in a rapidly changing ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... example. They're an aged care provider, so you look at how much did you spend in refurbishment or adding new places. It's a quality type assessment. "I've actually sat down with Estia - they have a lot of data but they're not willing to share it until ...