Corporate Strategy

Stakeholder engagement a key factor in structuring M&A: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Corporate executives in Australia and around the world are expecting to pursue M&A in the next 12 months, and a majority say that engaging with a broad range of stakeholders is a key factor, according to EY and its latest Australasian Capital Confidence ...

CDP issues 2017 Climate Change Report for Australia/New Zealand companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
A growing number of companies around the world are adopting Science-Based Targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while within Australia and New Zealand, more companies are reporting data to CDP, according to CDP's 2017 Climate Change Report.

Employees in more inclusive workplaces report higher job satisfaction: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Employees in inclusive teams are 19 times more likely to be very satisfied with their jobs compared to workers in non-inclusive workplaces, according to research from Diversity Council Australia (DCA).

Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) has joined Deloitte as part of the Risk Advisory business and Reputation and Sustainability Practice.

LBG Australia & New Zealand publishes Review of Community Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
co-founder of Corporate Citizenship, LBG

Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Investors and boards of listed companies are neither friends nor foes, but their interest align in differing ways over time, and this requires an array of engagement approaches to achieve desired outcomes.

Strong consumer demand for responsible, ethical super and investment: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) shows that nine out of 10 Australians expect their superannuation or other investments to be invested responsibly.

Transparency around tax payments continues to be issue: CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
Disclosure and transparency about tax payments continues to be an issue for global companies, as witnessed by this week's release of the Paradise Papers. The Paradise Papers investigation has sparked a renewed discussion of tax payments and tax minimisation ...

ANZ Bank identifies climate change as component within credit risk, talks TCFD guidelines in 2017 Annual Review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
ANZ Group has identified climate change as component within credit risk, which it identified as a material risk to its business in its 2017 Annual Review.

Directors say improvements needed to corporate culture: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
More than 90% of directors say that Australian business needs to "make improvements to corporate culture," according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors' (AICD) bi-annual Director Sentiment Index.