Search Results

Showing 1191 - 1200 of 1552 results for "governance"

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... equipment sector, and the four most important factors were innovation management, supply chain management, corporate governance and human capital management. Sector specific factors were environmental enabling, privacy protection and data security, and ...

Funds using custodian to monitor ESG mandates: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Institutional investors are using their custodians to assist in monitoring manager adherence to environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, according to J. P. Morgan Investor Services. Custodians are the repository of data on asset level ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... rapidly growing client demand for these products, as well as the increasing understanding that environmental, social and governance issues are ever more critical drivers of investment value," O'Connor said. "Members of the public globally are recognizing ...

Gordon Hagart to leave ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... and give us the mandate." Hagart came to ACSI from the Future Fund, where he was head of environmental, social and governance risk management. Prior to that, he worked with the United Nations Environment Program in Geneva, where he played a key role ...

Towers Watson outlines framework for fossil fuel risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... through this." Thomas noted that the analysis in this paper can easily be applied to other environmental, social and governance (ESG)-related topics. "We thought about whether we'd include a broader set of factors in the paper, such as water as a potential ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) of South Africa, where he worked for four years as environmental, social and governance (ESG) manager. In that role, he was responsible for reviewing and managing the implementation of the fund's strategy for ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... prosaic, this year, listed companies will have new guidelines to consider when reporting environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Last year, the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council published a third edition of the Corporate Governance ...

LGS appoint two to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has made to appointments to its investment committee, after reviewing its governance framework. LGS CEO Peter Lambert Local Government Super has hired Bev Durston and Robert Swift. In their new roles, they will assist the ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... 2015, and will look to offer equities products including those specifically tailored for environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandates. Rohan Singh, managing director, Northern Trust Australia and New Zealand Northern Trust has operated in Australia ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... investment strategies, green bonds, and valuation of corporate social programs. ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has recommended that listed companies disclose how economic, environmental ...