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Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... opportunities are quite significant," said Chris Fayers, ESG services manager at Regnan, a corporate governance and engagement firm. "You have demand internationally for Australian gas and demand internally as well for domestic supply. The issue isn't ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... both in terms of purchasing power and choice of suppliers through product and service design and through marketing and engagement with customers, the report said. "Supply chain sustainability has three principal benefits," according to the report "Firstly ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... the timely repayment of the debt. This influences the way in which bondholders and fixed income managers would seek engagement on ESG issues. "A lot of it will be possibly around how well the business is managed and whether on the corporate side, in ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... for release to investors and the general public. Paterson also pointed to concerns over coal seam gas as an issue of engagement by institutional shareholders, if not an actual issue for AGM this year. "Certainly, in terms of the engagement front, the ...

Dean Paatsch launches new governance advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... us.... We're serious about positioning ourselves in the market. Expectations here are very high, and they compel high engagement with companies and it's incumbent on us to get a sustainable infrastructure up and running." OM has five full-time staff ...

AWE reports lower GHG emissions, underlying loss for 2011FY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... single Lost Time Injury was reported in the Western Australian operations," the company said. In terms of community engagement, AWE said that it is planning hydraulic stimulation - more commonly known as fracking - activities in the Perth Basin "as part ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... is chaired by Andrew Major, general manager - investments of HESTA Super Fund. It will establish talking points for engagement not only with the review panel that will advise on the design of the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), but also ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... institutional share voting process from end to end, showed that there are miscommunications on all sides, a need for increased engagement between institutional investors and fund managers and company directors outside of the AGM season and better targeted ...

Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... reporting on human rights management and outcomes." The results of the research will be used as a springboard for investor engagement with those companies around integrating a human rights framework into governance system. The research showed that the ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... objectives and 2012 commitments. The company reported improvements in its annual employee opinion survey, with employee engagement rising to 83%, up from 78% in 2010. Employees reported improved performance from management across areas including working ...