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ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... of issues that may impact on a company's future prospects, this could see an expansion of environmental, social and governance (ESG) discosures in directors' reports. This could make RG 247 a powerful tool for engagement by investors, Chioatto said. ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Managing a company's reputation when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues can strengthen intangible assets, corporate and financial experts said. Philipp Aeby, chief executive officer, RepRisk Speaking at a panel discussion ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... disclosures and there are concerns about the materiality of companies' non-financial - i.e. environmental, social and governance - disclosures. The global survey of 163 institutional investors was conducted by Institutional Investor magazine, on behalf ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... rising importance of human and labour rights as a social issue for companies and a divergence between considerations of governance and social and environmental (ESG)issues as an interacting set off factors are all growing trends for 2014, according to ...

Sedex Global partners with World Bank Institute on platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... upload, share and track core information in areas of business ethics, labour standards, environmental footprints and governance practices." Sedex, which operates an online database of ethical and sustainable supply chain data that allows suppliers to ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... necessarily seem to be recognising the longer term risks." The report did find that there is "an emerging ethic of water governance" within those ASX companies that did respond to the questionnaire, and that more companies are engaging with supply chain. ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... issuing its green bonds into the Australian market denominated in Australian dollars," said Talieh Williams, manager, Governance and Sustainable Investment, UniSuper. "We were attracted to the World Bank green bonds because they are AAA rated and we ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... launched in January with 12 global banks endorsing the principles. The Principles have moved forward by releasing its governance framework and naming ICMA the secretariat. The governance framework establishes member eligibility, "which requires organizations ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... European Parliament has adopted a measure requiring large European companies to disclose environmental, social and governance information as part of their annual reporting. Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier Companies with more ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... plantation project in Malaysia. Embeded in New Forests' operations is an integrated approach to environmental, social and governance factors, said MaryKate Hanlon, manager -sustainability and communications, New Forests. "What's been really exciting ...