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LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... Initiative, with the goal of encouraging more companies to join the Accord. In 2011, LUCRF Super partnered with the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) to produce research papers into the labour standards and human rights policies of Australia's ...

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
... confront poor working 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 ...

Australian companies 20 years off ESG reporting standards: ACSI

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... companies report environmental, 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 ...

New framework to improve company reporting

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... about the real drivers of 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 ...

Bribery and corruption concerns for super

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... Best ESG Broking Firm of 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 ...

ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... Suisse team has submitted an entry. The awards ceremony included a panel debate with Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI); Pru Bennett, director of Asia Pacific Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment at ...

ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... will also host a discussion panel on ESG. Among the panelists are Ann Byrne, chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors; Pru Bennett, head of corporate governance at BlackRock Investment Management; and Simon O'Connor ...