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LUCRF selects Northern Trust for ESG-screened mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, said Roger McIntosh, head of investments at LUCRF. "The board has adopted a policy around ESG screens that is consistent with our UNPRI obligations, so what this is aiming to do is create ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Managing a company's reputation when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues can strengthen intangible assets, corporate and financial experts said. Philipp Aeby, chief executive officer, RepRisk Speaking at a panel discussion ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... of principle 7.4 in the third edition of its Corporate Governance Guidelines, and a change to Principle 4, which puts the board in charge of oversight of corporate reporting, where the prior edition named it "financial reporting." Participants also agreed ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... engaging with supply chain. Of the 23 companies that disclosed, 91% have a water policy, strategy or plan, and rates of board level oversight of those plans exceeded Global 500 respondents - 78% of ASX respondents reported board oversight, versus 66% ...

bankmecu and Swan Hill Credit Union to merge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... communities wherever we are," she said. "[SHCU's community profile] is a part of why the merger is attractive to us." No board member of SHCU will be offered a seat on bankmecu's board, given SHCU's size, Nixon said. this is the first merger of 2014 ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... and Mercer have produced a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete steps for integrating climate change risk into a superannuation portfolio. The Perfect ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
(ed. note: Substantially updates throughout with comment from Lois Guthrie) The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has launched a discussion paper aimed at developing means for companies to assess and disclose carbon asset stranding risks (CASR). ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... level, as the external risk profile of the environment goes up because of policy volatility, there is an increased need for board competency on climate risk. This is an area we're looking at - what is the competency set of our directors on listed boards ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... "translate" the information and advice into language that is relevant to the investment/divestment decision that is before the board or investment committee.... [A]nd then, you get to a point where you have quality information, translated in such a way ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... five stars, but the index noted leading companies are linking progress on sustainability with remuneration, training and board development. "The key one is the engagement from the top - this connection to ensuring that the board are aware of what are ...