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Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... only parties able to bring an action under certain provisions of the Corporations Act, Brynn O'Brien of Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) told FS Sustainability. Both ACCR and GI members are concerned about how the phased approach ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... Markets business, and Brookfield is committed to maintaining the 2025 closure date announced earlier this year. Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) climate lead Harriet Kater said that loss of shareholder voice and questions around ...

NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... building new gas power plants and undermining climate action by locking in decades of emissions." However, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) executive director Brynn O'Brien called the divestment a "cop out." "Divestment should ...

AGL abandons demerger, leadership resigns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... Resignations have also been received for non-executive directors Jacqueline Hey and Diane Smith-Gander. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility said the change in leadership is overdue. "Well before the demerger was announced in March 2021 ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
New analysis from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) shows seven superannuation funds and many of the world's largest investment firms backed most 'Say on Climate' votes in 2021. There were 19 'Say on Climate' ...

Co-founder departs Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... to be actively involved in ethical investment and shareholder advocacy through his director role at ACCR [Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility], investment committee role at climate investing start-up Bloom Impact as a responsible manager ...

ASIC urged to act on common ownership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... the stock market, but it could be a very big issue when they've got 10% or 20%." New research from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), which analysed the voting records of the nation's 50 largest superannuation funds ...

Retail, corporate funds lack transparency on ESG votes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
... record of how they vote on environmental, social and governance matters, new research shows. According to the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), which analysed the voting records of the nation's 50 largest superannuation funds ...

Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... that are based on metrics that can be compared across the industry, according to recommendations from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR). ACCR has published Cutting Carbon: What the rush to divest fossil fuels means for emissions ...

Calls for Rio chief to be sacked

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020
... sacred sites at Juukan Gorge by Rio Tinto has resulted in calls for the chief executive to be sacked. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) said it was "appalled" at the internal board review of cultural heritage management by the ...
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