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ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... More than 90% of ASX200 financial companies and 75% of mining and utilities companies have commitments to workplace mental health and safety, but barely one third publicly disclose information on the effectiveness of those programs, according to research ...

Citywide make two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... is a director of Pitt and Sherry, director of Collingwood Football Club Foundation and strategic advisor at St Vincent's Health Australia. "Citywide welcomes Paul Hardy and Peter Lamell, who will bring critical experience and knowledge to further build ...

CDSB launches expanded reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has launched its expanded reporting framework. The framework goes beyond the previous guidelines, which focused on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and other international climate change-related groups have launched an online platform that tracks global investors' actions on climate change. The Investor Platform for Climate Actions will track activities ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... enterprise that will provide accommodation to people in Cairns and Indigenous people from Cape York who travel to Cairns for health services, and Australian Ethical Investment, achieved the highest honours, named to the Best for the World - Overall list. ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... compared the momentum behind making gender diversity a governance concern to other governance issues such as occupational health and safety. "The issue is now becoming far more mainstream," she said. "It's becoming one they can't ignore, like health ...

VFMC to divest from tobacco holdings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... manufacturers." VFMC cited legal and regulatory risks to tobacco manufacturers in making its decision, and also pointed to "the health effects of smoking and the relatively discrete and contained nature of the issue." VFMC's clients include Emergency ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... current standoff in higher education funding, the management of climate change risk is critical to ensuring the fiscal health of Australia's universities through the inevitable sub-clime crisis." John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/ ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... issues facing Australia, including affordable housing, extreme poverty, land use, food security, gender equality, Indigenous health, efficient mass transit, social justice and human rights, corruption energy, clean drinking water and youth unemployment ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... regulation. However, it's hard to foresee that voluntary initiatives will be sufficient to avoid additional regulation. The health implications of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, etc., combined with budget pressure on government health spending are ...