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Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... global economy and the activities of businesses and assets as part of that shift, integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment practices is both a source of innovation and a practical response for investors, according ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... "With a growing number of investment groups and customers requiring transparency in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG), it becomes even more critical for organizations to participate in standards such as CDP to document their commitment ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... senior management and boards of directors and sees the issue as part of overall quality of leadership when considering governance issues in companies. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager AMP Capital has increased focus on the issue ...

ASX could include ESG language in new governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental and social sustainability risks are identified and managed when it publishes the third edition of the Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Last August, the ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council proposed making governance-related ...

AustralianSuper equities less carbon-intense than benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... as at 30 June 2013, an update of a similar analysis done in 2011, said Kelly Christodoulou, environmental, social, governance manager, investments at AustralianSuper. Trucost assessed the equities portfolio in comparison to the ASX 300 and the MSCI All ...

PRI, GRESB agree to closer collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... responsible for engaging with and supporting US signatories in the practice and implementation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk management and will help grow the PRI's US network. Prior to her hire, Mahida worked as part of the environmental ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Analysing companies' environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can be a means to discover investment risks before they happen, while also allowing investors to make better informed decisions with better outcomes, according to AMP Capital. Mans ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... this live panel debate examining how and to what extent superannuation funds are integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into the investment process. Institutional investors are becoming increasingly aware of the potential risk ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... policy uncertainty around how carbon will be priced in Australia, and defining materiality of environmental, social and governance issues as a result of G4 and the Integrated Reporting framework. "I think one of the trends is increasing focus on sustainable ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... projects' environmental impacts." As part of the process of establishing best practice, the banks are now designing a governance process to manage more extensive stakeholder input into the principles. "It is anticipated that an independent third party ...