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Ruling against Heinz shows risks in public shift towards health foods

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... foods." "Indeed, Heinz's Shredz products were brought to the attention of the ACCC through a complaint made by the Obesity Policy Coalition," Hamer and Lockhart said. "The Coalition is a lobby group comprised of the Cancer Council Victoria, Diabetes ...

Local Government Super co-files ACCR-organised Rio Tinto shareholder resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... and amounts paid since 2012; evaluate whether industry association advocacy positions are consistent with the company's policy and financial interests; and disclose to shareholders the triggers for exit of industry associations where the company's interests ...

KPMG event tells companies to consider the "What ifs" of climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... involved and then, the last one get the governance right." Any move to implement the TCFD has to be grounded in a climate risk policy, which means that board-level and C-suite level decisions must be taken, King added. Burke of CDP noted that, as an ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance launches Speckle, online cash-loan service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... responsible, small amount loans that are sustainable," Mooney said. "We are very much recording this journey and providing policy advice on how it can be done, to bust the myths around the small credit market. We've been operating Speckle in Tasmania ...

ACCR seeking shareholders for resolution at Rio Tinto AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... membership in the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). ACCR says that Rio Tinto's position on climate change and energy policy is no longer aligned with MCA's lobbying policies, and thus, it "doesn't make sense" for Rio Tinto to spend shareholder money ...

Green bond issuance from China reached US$37.1 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... bond issuer base is expanding and diversifying, while green bond regulatory frameworks are strengthening, driven by strong policy signals from the government," said Sean Kidney, CBI CEO. "Already one of the world's largest green bond markets, increasing ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... evaluates each country according to four pillars that are integral to the adoption and integration of autonomous vehicles: policy & legislation, technology & innovation, infrastructure and consumer acceptance. Overall, Australia ranked 14 out of 20. ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... Converters, Money3 and Flexigroup. The report, written by Sandra McCullagh and Chris Parks, explored disclosure and lending policy issues, how the sector targets its clientele, which can be drawn from the pool of financially excluded Australians that ...

Vision Super publishes Corporate Responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... notable in 2017, because make it at least data and reporting transparency a higher priority."" Vision Super developed a policy and operations to support voting on resolutions at international company AGMs, which required establishing how to call back ...

Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
... low-carbon and climate resilient economy; participate in designing the market; contribute new ideas for structuring to policy measures and market design; and engage with institutional investors, industry experts and underwriters in this fast-growing ...