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Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Tax transparency is an issue for investor consideration as part of an overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) approaches, but the extent to which tax transparency is material depends on investment beliefs and investment approaches. Investors ...

GRI releases drafts for first six GRI Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... reporting principles and 'in accordance' criteria; the General Disclosures Standard, which includes organisational profile, governance, stakeholder engagement, reporting practice, strategy and analysis, and the Management Approach Standard includes the ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... framework that will focus on productivity, ecosystem services, land use planning, shared prosperity, risk management, and governance. David Brand, New Forests CEO New Forests' framework, the Sustainable Landscape Investment model, is being implemented ...

MSCI launch MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Impact Metrics groups the 17 SDGs into five themes: basic needs, empowerment, climate change, natural capital and governance. MSCI explained that the MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index identifies companies in which at least 50% of revenue ...

CHRB launches human rights methodology, pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... range of stakeholders to help us figure out a way to robustly, fairly and publicly measure companies' policies and governance, systems and processes, and practices on human rights. When the results are published later this year, it will allow everyone ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... housing, healthcare, homelessness and vulnerable children and young adults among others, according to investment and governance specialists. Dr Ulysses Chioatto, fellow at Western Sydney University and executive director-governance, SSAMM Management ...

GRESB launches Health and Well-being Module

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... communities - places that reduce environmental impacts, improve social practices and set high standards for corporate governance - in profitable ways that make good business sense and reward innovation. This new Health & Well-being Module adds an additional ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... and Rebelo talk to The Sustainability Report about the bank's view on sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) management as a business strategy for the bank, as an asset servicing and as an asset management provider. Bert Rebelo ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... with corporate boards is more critical. Yet boards are challenged to build their capacity in this area of corporate governance, even as collaborative efforts push them towards greater engagement with environmental and social issues. Rosemary Sainty ...

AMP Capital calls for value link to executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... assessment of value" and whether they are aligned with shareholder interests. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager In their latest corporate governance report, AMP Capital reported that Australia's chief executives receive, on average ...