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Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
The role of board and executive leadership is changing, with stakeholder expectations of openness and transparency in engagement, and increased emphasis on maintaining trust and social license to operate having as much importance as financial return. ...

ACSI appoints two new members to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... members. Candy Broad has been an independent trustee director at First Super since mid-2015 and is also a director of Women's Health Victoria and the Hepburn Community Wind Farm. She is also Chair of PrimeSafe. "The depths of experience, knowledge and ...

Mirvac Sydney HQ receives WELL certification for health and wellbeing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... framework for "measuring, certifying, and monitoring the performance of a building's features that focuses primarily on the health and well-being of occupants," and is measured across seven categories including air, water, nourishment, light, fitness ...

APRA calls for stress-testing of climate change risks in regulated entities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... practices for banks, credit unions, building societies, general insurance and reinsurance companies, life insurance, private health insurance, friendly societies and most members of the superannuation industry. Elsewhere in his speech, Summerhayes said ...

SVA launches South Australian homelessness social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... will come through the Hutt St Centre, with a small percentage will be referred through the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the health system, and a small number through the correctional system." Hutt St Centre also operates a day program, and an aged care ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... thru the major disease treatment sustainable impact category that we define as correlating to the social impact and good health and wellbeing type sustainable development goals," Ellis said. "With Mirvac, through their green buildings, they get a slight ...

GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board appoints chair, new members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... will, in 2017, oversee the review of the first of the modular GRI Standards - GRI 303: Water and GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety, GRI 201: Economic Performance, human rights-related standards, and GRI 306: Effluents and Waste.

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Climate change, corporate transparency, data and cyber security, consumer shift toward plant-based proteins and other issues are potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment themes that are both a source of risk and reward for investors ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
ETF provider BetaShares has launched a sustainability-themed ETF based on global stocks that are selected based on a broad set of ethical screens. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares The BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX: ETHI) ...

Shell Scenarios on pathways to net-zero emissions

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
Global oil and gas producer Shell is exploring how a net-zero emissions future will impact on their business strategy, using plausible futures scenario predictions to aid in their decision making. Shell's company strategy now and into the future is ...