Corporate Strategy

Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Australia's 10 highest-paid chief executives collected AU$171.4 million in cash and equity earnings, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investor's annual CEO Pay study.

GRI, federal government, announce Pacific partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have announced a new partnership to increase corporate transparency in the Indo-Pacific region.

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
When industry superannuation fund HESTA announced that it had divested from its holdings in Transfield Services, it cited social governance concerns that, in their view, represented an unacceptable risk to members' future retirement savings for the potential ...

ASX companies report shared value strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
ASX listed companies are finding commercial and social value to integrated shared value strategies in their business, according to a survey conducted by the Shared Value Project.

Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Telstra has valued its social and community contributions at AU$214 for the 2014/2015 year and reported reducing carbon emissions intensity by 27%, according to its sustainability report.

Epuron Energy expands Uterne Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Epuron Energy has expanded its Uterne solar plant at Alice Springs in the Northern Territory from 1MW to 4.1MW.

ACCR considers appeal in Commonwealth Bank case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) is considering whether to appeal a federal court decision that affirms the right of companies to refuse ordinary resolutions to their annual general meeting (AGM).

IIRC releases Competence Matrix for IR training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has released a competence matrix with a global approach to training in Integrated Reporting (IR).

KPMG Australia buys Banarra

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
KPMG Australia has bought human rights and social impact consultancy, Banarra.

Court back Commonwealth Bank in ACCR case

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
The Federal Court in Melbourne has ruled in favour of Commonwealth Bank of Australia in a case brought by the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) and Environmental Justice Australia on the right of shareholders to put a resolution ...