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Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... their specific business strategy, all are aimed at improving outcomes in the three main areas of employment, community engagement and ameliorating financial exclusion. It is also being quietly discussed that not only are these activities part of the ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... reports, said Pablo Berrutti, manager - responsible investment and sustainability at Perpetual. "Some want to use it as engagement tool - we've had a couple of analysts that have gone into company meetings and put it down in front of CEOs and chairmen ...

AusLSA to provide access to environmental measurement tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... using the online portal it is hard to separate the impact of its introduction with increasing membership and membership engagement," Wilson noted. "Anecdotally, feedback from LSA(UK) members is that it has greatly enhanced the reporting process." The ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Oil and gas companies are exposed to skills shortages in their workforce, and that exposure and companies' strategic responses pose risks to health and safety, to the environment, and to capital expenditure projects for exploration and production, according ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... to ESG risks in those sectors where issues are more material. Hartnett said the audit is being used as the basis for engagement with their external equity managers to discuss how they integrate carbon and ESG risk into their investment processes. "We ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... nitrous oxide emissions and sinking carbon." The project will assist in methodology development and focus on grower engagement. See Also: Fourth Carbon Farming Initiative methodology approved

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... forget." The development of programmes to support the workforce is an ongoing process - Henry Davis York conducts staff engagement surveys for feedback and pointers. "We continue to conduct staff engagement," O'Connor said. "Our next survey will be in ...

CFSGAM reports top quartile performance in UNPRI principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... and 3 and the distribution and sales functions are responsible for aspects of 4, 5 and 6. The CFSGAM report detailed engagement and structure across asset classes and subclasses, detailing examples of engagement for various teams. ESG analysis was carried ...

International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... way where you have comfort that you're doing no harm from a human rights perspective. One classic example of that is engagement with public and private security forces. There is increasingly helpful guidance out there, though, about how a corporation ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... equities and fixed income to hedge funds and microfinance. ESG investment strategies such as screening, integration and engagement will be assessed across jurisdictions. In addition to RIAA, the other organisations include UK Sustainable Investment and ...