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New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... of RIAA. "Years of demonstrated long-term investment benefits to investors, who consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, have quietly shifted a significant portion of the investment industry to invest responsibly. Now, the early signs ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... sector, and politicians at every level of government as unethical, according to a new Ethics Index released by the Governance Institute of Australia. Steven Burrell, chief executive, The Governance Institute The Governance Institute's first Ethics Index ...

AXA IM hires Alix Chosson to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Standard Life, Chosson worked at Generali Investments as RI analyst, and Amundi Asset Management as an RI and corporate governance analyst. She holds a Bachelor's degree in finance and economics from Sciences Po Lyon as well as two Master's degrees from ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... waits to see who will form government for the 45 th session of Parliament, stakeholders with environmental, social and governance (ESG) focus are turning their attention to their policy objectives for the next term, as well as developing their strategies ...

Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties, which explicitly links consideration of environmental, social and governance issues to fiduciary responsibility. The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), UNEP FI and the Generation Foundation ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
There is continued interest in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into fixed income portfolios and funds on the retail and institutional side in Australia, but fund managers find that while retail investment in ESG ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... now has at least one component company reporting at "leading" standard, demonstrating that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are material to all sectors, said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "I think one of the excuses we used to get from ...

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... reasonably fragmented, and lots of providers approach measurement in their own way," he said. "There's not a great deal of governance around how impact is measured or articulated and therefore there's confusion in the market and that results in people ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... levels." ACCR is not the only organisation discussing the issue of how companies approach political donations as a governance issue. Earlier this year, the Governance Institute issued a corporate governance guide, outlining issues that company boards ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Australian corporate boards must have regard to the complex risks and potential opportunities of climate change in their governance and disclosure to minimise scrutiny from regulators and potential litigation, according to Minter Ellison. Sarah Barker ...