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Corporate Monitor is a member of the Lifecraft Group which also incorporates leading ethical investment publisher Ethical Investor and philanthropy research specialists Givewell. Corporate Monitor was formed in 1999 to play a key role in developing responsible investment and corporate sustainability in Australia. We do this by monitoring the non-financial activities of Australian companies and responsible investment funds.

Our fundamental belief is that better management of ESG factors improve corporate performance and shareholder returns.

Through our research we have been able to build up an excellent range of services for groups or individuals who have a need for ESG-related information. These information sources can accurately demonstrate the ethical, environmental and social performance companies, funds managers, and industries.

Our People

Michael Walsh is the executive director of the Lifecraft Group and publisher of Ethical Investor magazine. He holds a Master of Commerce at the University of NSW, and has over 30 years business experience which spans accounting, auditing, academic research and includes 15 years in investment analysis. He is also a non-executive director of Small Company Investment Manager Ltd and an executive director of Hunter Hall International Ltd.

Oliver Wagg is the managing editor of Ethical Investor. He previously edited UK-based Corporate Citizenship Briefing and was Europe editor of Agence France Presse's Global Ethics Monitor. Before venturing into sustainability journalism, Oliver held various positions at AFP’s English language financial news service AFX News, including economics editor and New York bureau chief. Oliver is a British citizen and graduate of the University of Kent at Canterbury with a BA and MA in economics.
Margaret Harlow is the Lifecraft Group general manager, and has been a Givewell and Corporate Monitor research analyst for several years before moving onto this role. She previously worked in the not-for-profit sector in the field of marine and coastal conservation and has a Bachelor of Environmental Science from Griffith University, Brisbane.

Janet Hudson is the Lifecraft Group office manager. Janet has a background spanning 13 years in bookkeeping in the childcare industry and four years as a store manager. Janet is the longest serving employee at Lifecraft.

Carolien Aleckson is a Givewell research analyst and arrived in Australia in 2007. She has worked in the Dutch education sector for several years as quality management coordinator at The Hague University. Carolien holds a Bachelor degree in Management, Economic and Law and a Master of Arts in Social & Cultural Science from the Free University in Amsterdam (Netherlands).