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Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... McCluskey (AM), head of sustainability and responsible investment and Nick Edgerton (NE), manager, ESG research and engagement, discuss with The Sustainability Report their investment process, the way ESG is considered and what happens when ESG makes ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... processes, separately addressing ESG factors (for instance via responsible ownership practices such as voting or company engagement), or potentially doing nothing differently. And the last part involves the identification of potential investment opportunities ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... resolutions as a last resort, said ACSI CEO Ann Byrne. "Our view is that to make particular change, we have found that direct engagement with companies is a more effective way to make change," she said. One institutional shareholder that did not support ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... need to assure the license to operate and access capital and resources," said Nick Edgerton, manager, ESG research and engagement at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM). "They give good, consistent performance disclosure of its safety ...

ANZ reviewing "sensitive sector" policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... sensitive sector policies to ensure that their corporate responsibility framework is consistent with their customer engagement in socially and environmentally sensitive sectors including water, forestry, energy and mining and minerals. The review of ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... checks." The result of Banarra's report has impact on the investor community. Nick Edgerton, manager, ESG research and engagement at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), noted that sustainability reporting is a key component for their ...

GRI releases new standards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... introduced a couple of new indicators on biz impacts on communities, and various mitigation policies, plus looking at engagement polices for local communities. For businesses with significant impacts in Indigenous communities and communities in developing ...

UN PRI rolls out mandatory fees, expanded agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Signatories to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) will have to pay an annual fee to the secretariat from this month as the organisation embarks on a plan to increase its presence in markets around the world and provide guidance ...

PRI hires Rob Lake as director of strategic development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... approximately â,¬270bn in assets under management. He previously worked for Henderson Global Investors as head of corporate engagement. He is also a member of the Program Board of the Sustainable Investment research programme funded by MISTRA, the ...