Corporate Strategy

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The introduction of the board skills matrix reporting recommendation for ASX-listed companies are an opportunity for companies to evaluate their boards' abilities and establish where there are gaps in skill and diversity.

Good Shepherd Microfinance, IAG pilot microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance and IAG Labs have launched a pilot for a microinsurance product aimed at offering people on low incomes a single insurance product for contents.

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp launch insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance and Suncorp have launched Essentials by AAI,a microinsurance policy for renters and car owners on low incomes.

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Industrial relations, including enterprise bargaining as well as more informal worker/employer collaborations, can be used to address climate change.

AGL Energy joins We Mean Business Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
AGL Energy is adopting new commitments as part of the CDP-led We Mean Business Coalition.

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Climate Friendly has become a certified B Corporation (B Corp) company.

Cities increasing uptake of renewable energy: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra are among a group of global cities to set renewable energy targets, but overall, Latin American and European cities are the least reliant on fossil fuels for electricity, according to a new study by CDP and AECOM.

Diversity Council Australia rates Asia capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
There is a business case for "Asia capability" - the ability of businesses to work effectively in Asian countries and cultures and with people from Asian cultural backgrounds - but there is a broad need for Australian organisations to improve that capability ...

Companies exposed to anti-bribery, corruption compliance risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
As Australian companies increase their business overseas, their use of third parties and agents expose them to challenges on anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) compliance, according to a survey report by KPMG International.

Investors launch GRESB Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
A group of institutional infrastructure investors have launched GRESB Infrastructure, a global sustainability benchmark for infrastructure assets.