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Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... AU$116bn in assets under advice. EOS analyses companies that breach international ESG standards, such as the UN Global Compact Principles. "The new global quantitative equities ESG strategy is a natural extension of Hermes' existing quantitative global ...

Cbus CEO David Atkin re-elected to PRI Advisory Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... professional service partners -, a representative each from the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the UN Global Compact, and an appointed chair. There are representatives from each geographic region - Europe, North America, Latin America ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) in Business and Enterprise " (Earthscan 2011). He represented the UN Global Compact in the ISO 26000 process to develop a global standard on social responsibility. He has also served in expert working groups ...

Transparency International publishes anti-corruption report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... ranked on three areas - "public reporting of anti-corruption programmes based on the Transparency International - UN Global Compact Reporting Guidance on the 10th Principle against Corruption, disclosure of organisational transparency in corporate holdings ...

Corporate sustainability commitments rise, CSR action lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
More than 1800 companies joined the UN Global Compact in 2011, a 54% increase over 2010 growth figures, but an annual survey showed that while signatories are building environmental and social factors into strategies and policies, there are wide gaps ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... cited alignment with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and only 7% cited alignment with the United Nations Global Compact. The United Nation's 2008 Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework did not feature at all among company reporting and policies ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... investors from 12 countries, including Statewide Super and New Zealand Superannuation Fund, have contacted 118 UN Global Compact (UNGC) companies on the issue of increased reporting on environmental, social and governance activities. The investors are ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... number of candidates promoted within the year of commencement." Woolworths is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, under which participants enact a set of principles around the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and ...

Integrated reporting discussion paper released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... European Federation of Financial Analysts, the United Nations (UN) Conference on Trade and Development, the UN Global Compact, the International Corporate Governance Network, the Collaborative Venture on Valuing Non-Financial Performance, and many others ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... another party to do the research or give guidance. The international norms and standards encompassed in The UN Global Compact can be a starting point for their analysis, rather than having to re-invent the wheel." See Also: Imbalances, sustainability ...