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Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... and most able to article how their business strategy aligns to the SDGs, Bell noted. "Companies that already have a governance structure where they asses themselves against risk and opportunity that are including that right now," Bell said. "It's kind ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... announced the federal government's intention to implement the reporting initiative. The initiative drives improved governance in both companies that operate in resource-rich countries and those countries governance structures through the full publication ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... increase the quantity and quality of broker research in Australia that includes consideration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. More than 50 institutions with more than AU$100 billion in Australian equities are members of ESG RA. ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... certification program for 10 years, but spent last year revising and strengthening the program with a focus on the internal governance, program requirements, criteria and verification processes. The certification should be seen as a quality standard ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustees are increasingly seeing environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration as part of the process of managing funds for members over the long term, and view engagement with invested companies as a tool in that process. ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... details the ways in which the firm and its individual investment management teams calculate environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. In the 2016 report, CFSGAM outlined its evolving approach to climate change disclosure. Instead of reporting ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Paris Climate Agreement: An Action Framework is designed to assist investors in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidance and issues into investment decisions in the real estate sector. "Australian investors have significant exposure ...

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... corporate whistleblowing, according to the leaders of a multi-stakeholder research project. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute Researchers from Griffith University, Australian National University, University of Sydney and Victoria University ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... prosperity and the financial wellbeing of our members depend on a healthy environment, social cohesion and sound corporate governance, and we integrate these considerations into our investment approach." LGS's ranking was derived from its activities ...

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment processes continue to grow across Asia Pacific markets, but in diverse fashions and influenced by variable regulatory and market considerations, according to Ronnie ...