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BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... and investment analysis, the paper states. Management of material environmental and social impacts is a signal of the company's management and its long term sustainability. But while Bennett said that Australian listed companies largely "get" this concept ...

ARENA provides $9.9 million funding to New Gullan Range Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... a wholly owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, a leading vertically integrated global wind power company, ARENA said. "There is huge potential to adopt this approach at other wind farms," Frischknecht said. "An ARENA-supported study ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... global market research firm Ipsos. "It is disappointing, particularly when it comes to the perceptions of the ethics of company chairmen, directors, chief executives, etc.," said Steven Burrell, chief executive of the Governance Institute. "They're seen ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... with." During the two year development process, 50 businesses piloted the Protocol, including Dow, Shell, the Coca-Cola Company, Kering, Hugo Boss, Yorkshire Water, Nestle, Interface, Olam and Nespresso. When SBA led the Australian workshop, it yielded ...

AXA IM hires Alix Chosson to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... d'Administration d'Entreprise Paris Est-Creteil. " I am excited to join a pioneer in RI and look forward to working with the company's experienced RI and impact team to grow the firm's capabilities even further at an interesting time for the industry," ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... senators across the political spectrum. Professionals from the Governance Institute of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the Climate Institute and Impact Investing Australia spoke with The Sustainability Report about their ...

90% of ASX200 companies report on sustainability: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... The ACSI review found that all industrial sectors except for media and consumer services now has at least one component company reporting at "leading" standard, demonstrating that environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are material to all ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... mechanism by which the companies will tackle the SDGs," Black said. "It makes sense - the SDGs refer to issues that no one company and no one country can fix on its own. It signifies that we're going to see more strategic partnerships and more multi-stakeholder ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... significant undisclosed shareholder money in another direction," said Caroline Le Couteur, executive director, ACCR. "Your company is walking both sides of the street. If you think [climate change] is a significant issue, that doesn't make sense. You'd ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... associated with climate change is material to every corporation in every industry, but it is "increasingly difficult" for a company board to presume that climate change will have no material impact on their business. Within Australia, directors are expected ...