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Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Katherine Christ of the University of South Australia and Roger Burritt of the Australian National University Dr Katherine Christ and Professor Roger Burritt Roger Burritt, ANU ...

RIAA annual conference to discuss how responsible investment will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... weeks' Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual conference, held November 15 and 16. The Sustainability Report is media sponsor for the conference. "What we're starting to see is that for a long time the industry has been focused ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... resolution, maintaining the current threshold of 5% of capital or 100 shareholders for bringing proposals. As The Sustainability Report recently reported, governance experts see shareholder resolutions to raise ESG issues is one of the major themes of ...

The Sustainability Report Podcast: Dr Katina Michael

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
On this episode of The Sustainability Report Podcast, we're talking about how technology is changing how our economy operates and what disruption means both socially and economically. Innovation in renewable energy, battery storage and other areas have ...

WBCSD survey finds continued progress in quantity, quality of sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... continues to be important." "The financial report is a photograph of the status of the company, whereas the sustainability report will forecast risk in a more comprehensive way than has been present," Petersen said. "That's where the work of SASB and ...

Governance experts discuss issues in AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... annual general meeting (AGM) season. Ed John, ACSI executive manager, governance, engagement and policy The Sustainability Report spoke with governance specialists as they hit the crunch point in preparing their votes for AGM season, and while no professional ...

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... eight ILO core conventions as set out in the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. The Sustainability Report sent Woolworths' media office an email and contacted them by telephone, but was not able to speak with Woolworths before ...

Allens sets target to achieve 35% female partners by 2022

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Gender Equality Agency has recognised Allens as an employer of choice for gender diversity. See Also: The Sustainability Report Podcast: Yolanda Beattie

Australian Ethical Investment reports annual profit of $2.9 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... Alpha Fund Managers had invested in Australian Ethical's Australian Equity Fund. Vernon confirmed to The Sustainability Report that the investment was $6 million. In July, July, Australian Ethical announced it received an inflow of $128 million from ...

Alpha Fund Managers invests in Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... past five years to 30 June 2017. Australian Ethical did not disclose the amount of the allocation to The Sustainability Report. "We are pleased to partner with Alpha Fund Managers, and view their support as a further endorsement of ethical investing ...