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Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... evidence-based law reform" to maximise the benefits of corporate whistleblowing, according to the leaders of a multi-stakeholder research project. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute Researchers from Griffith University, Australian National ...

Materiality analysis helps define sustainability issues: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... corporations agree that materiality analysis is important to define "the most important sustainability issues," according to research from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and RobecoSAM. GRI and RobecoSAM have published Defining What Matters: Do ...

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... compromise investment returns by integrating sustainability. Because of these two factors, we integrate sustainable investment research into most of the funds we manage. The perspective we take is that it gives early warnings on the risk side and, from ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Panama Papers journalistic investigations. "The question is a broader one," said Emily Chew, vice president, regional research lead for Asia-Pacific at MSCI. "For us this is a question we answer all the time when it comes to ESG metrics in all areas ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... larger climate management and investments project begun by the fund in December 201. Last year, VicSuper conducted member research to see if there is potential demand for an investment option that addresses climate change by either divesting from fossil ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... issues with the expense of it. The funds that are being out into individual projects are too small to justify a proper research project. If you're putting $50,000 into a community project, doing a specific valuation on that project doesn't make sense ...

MSCI launch MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... services aimed at addressing social and environmental challenges. Linda-Eling Lee executive director, global head of ESG research, MSCI The new framework is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September ...

Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Social Ventures Australia and Macquarie Group in their submission cited statistics from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) that "calculated Australia's shortfall in affordable and available private rentals for low income earners ...

Mirvac launches social return on investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... of the gaps are. If I take active communities as an example, we know how much we invest in facilities, and thru this research we know what we can save our residents through improved outcomes. We haven't tracked this to at what behaviour changes we're ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... aligns with global standards." Those respondents not yet active in impact investing said they require" more reliable research, information and benchmarks, more deals and a well recognised investment framework to enter the market. The report also found ...