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ASX meets with PRI to discuss sustainability reporting

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... just don't think to report on it." PRI's meeting with ASX comes shortly after the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) put out its annual report on sustainability reporting among ASX-listed companies. While ACSI reported the highest ...

Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... report on sustainability risk for the last four years, according to a study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI surveyed the entire ASX 200, applying five levels of reporting - comprehensive, detailed, moderate, basic and ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... funds will find themselves having to answer some difficult questions. According to Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Anne Byrne, if a fund cannot justify a holding, it should divest.

ACSI appoints Future Fund exec as new chief

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has appointed senior Future Fund executive Gordon Hagart to replace chief executive Ann Byrne who will retire from the role in October. Hagart is currently head of environmental, social and governance ...

Executive pay under spotlight in new ACSI guidelines

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has published new governance guidelines outlining how it will assess the behaviour and performance of public company directors. The updated guidelines, developed in consultation with ACSI member ...

'Visionary' ACSI President receives posthumous award

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Michael O'Sullivan, former President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has been honoured by the International Corporate Governance Council (ICGN) with a special award for achievements in corporate governance O'Sullivan was ...

Super investors scrutinise companies over LDC working conditions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... conditions in 'least developed countries' (LDCs), with the release of a paper by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) entitled 'Labour and Human Rights Risks in Supply-Chain Sourcing'. This report coincides with the release of a ...

Australian companies 20 years off ESG reporting standards: ACSI

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... social and governance (ESG) risks at a 'comprehensive' level, according to The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Ann Byrne. In its annual report, The Sustainability Reporting Journey: Corporate Reporting in Australia ...

New framework to improve company reporting

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... long-term performance, risk and value," said Ann Byrne, the chief executive of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), one of the Australian representatives at the IIRC. "We encourage all Australian listed companies to participate ...

Bribery and corruption concerns for super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... 2012 at the ESG Research Australia awards, where Ann Byrne, chief executive of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) reminded superannuation funds the importance of looking at bribery and corruption policy when investing. "We assume ...