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Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... estate sector can structurally reduce energy consumption," said Nils Kok, executive director of the GRESB Foundation. "The data shows that Australian fund managers in the commercial property sector have made big strides towards full integration of environmental ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) last week launched Tomorrow's boards: Creating balanced and effective boards, a book that details the current composition of Australia's boards, selection practices and the advantages inherent in ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Directors. However, overall, women only make up 12.7% of directors on ASX200 listed companies. The Institute released this data as it launched its new book, Tomorrow's boards: Creating balanced and effective boards, which investigates boards, their selection ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... a clear framework for how companies should report ESG risks and will facilitate greater consistency and comparability of data across different companies and sectors." The reporting guide defines both the reporting parameters and the ESG issues that investors ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... impacts for 18 activities that have been defined by the government as eligible for EITE and related assistance. Limitations in data availability prevented estimation of assistance for a further 15 eligible activities. We also review gaps in company disclosure ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... analyst, Lisa Domagala. Lisa has also created an infrastructure in the business where we can point to the recording of the ESG data and how we do that on a more macro basis. It allows us to look at statistics on ESG analysis that we weren't able to do ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... providers like Regnan and IGCC do, is actually lobby government for improved disclosure, or engage companies to provide more data around issues like climate change, through projects like the CDP and so forth. Q: Do you appoint manages based on ESG characteristics? ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... PUMA have done." Even if companies aren't attributing dollar figures to these costs, it is possible to at least collect the data. "Let's start with the fact that chartered accountants have a role to play in business strategy and identifying business ...

Report: 100 South African companies used GRI in 2010

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... report said. The report noted that of the 392 reviewed companies, many lag behind "reasonable expectations" for providing data regarding carbon footprints and/or greenhouse gas emissions. Similarly, SustainabilityServices said the quality of information ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... with seeking disclosure from investable companies. "We want to focus on Principle 3, because getting good information and data is the hardest part," McCluskey said. "This year, we'll continue to work with the [UK] Financial Services Authority and the ...