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CFSGAM reports on responsible investment, stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... requires greater explanation because we accept that these issues are complex and ever-changing," he said. "This is why engagement is a key plank responsible investment, and proxy voting is key plank, but what happens in meetings with companies, it's ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... implementation of the PRI's six principles across a wider range of asset classes and investment activities, including voting and engagement; manager selection, appointment and monitoring; and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... recommendations from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) made last year, said Alison George, ESG engagement manager at Regnan. "It's going to have pretty minor impact, I think," George said. "The reason for that is that it is ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... beneficiaries." The research will be used to support a group of nearly 40 PRI signatories that have started a three-year engagement process with companies to imporove disclosure and practices in fracking activity. The group have combined assets under ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... community groups because of the way they have grown and they have interesting stories of how to manage stakeholder engagement and understand the demands of the social groups, and how they can establish links between environment and social aspects." Not ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... subject with their invested companies, Ambachtsheer said. "You have started to see in North America, for example, more engagement with oil and gas companies about using capital to look for more oil reserves," she explained. "They're asking companies ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... they come in to talk about the remuneration report or the upcoming AGM, and we ask them about leadership, employee engagement and succession planning," she said. "They'll usually say they have an emergency replacement for the CEO, and they have these ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... which is enough capital to shift that sector to the game-changing phase." 350.org Australia will use this report as an engagement tool with institutional investors, Wood said. "We will be distributing it in our discussions and negotiations with funds," ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... in 2013 and outlined its 2014 commitments in their most recent RAP, which they recently launched. NAB's Indigenous engagement strategy has four areas - "promoting financial inclusion by providing greater access to financial products and services; providing ...

AustralianSuper equities less carbon-intense than benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... exposed to embedded carbon stores than their benchmark indices." The reports will be used as part of AustralianSuper's engagement activities, which is embedded in the fund's approach to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into ...