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Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... consultancies, including Local Government Super (LGS), AustralianSuper and the Victorian Funds Management Corporation, GRESB's research is coordinated out of the Maastricht University's European Centre for Corporate Engagement and has received around ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the importance to the investor, commonly reported indicators, and reporting resources. "Over the last four years, our research in sustainability reporting has shown that while many companies have made progress on ESG risk reporting, most still struggle ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... see the negative effects on costs and earnings "significantly reduced" by the planned assistance package, according to research from MSCI. Emissions Intensive Trade Exposed (EITE) industries such as steel will feel a "negligible" effect, while aluminium ...

ACSI CEO elected to PRI Advisory Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... non-asset owners, - Byrne, Paul Abberleychief executive of Aviva Investors London, Melissa Brown, a director at Responsible Research, and Luciane Ribeiro, executive officer at Santander Asset Management Brasil. Additionally, Sopawadee Lertmanaschai ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... to Indonesian farmers through Australia's aid program," Stockwell said. "The RSPCA has been involved with many of the research projects done through the joint program on Live Export with MLA and Livecorp. Clearly again our involvement as producers further ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... community is that the carbon tax will not have a dramatic effect on superannuation funds' portfolios, Birgden said. "Our research has shown is that what's important here is for institutions to consider how they can fortify their portfolio against the ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... policies, climate policies, voting our ASX300 stocks, managing relationships with our external providers, that is our research providers for voting, The Investor Group on Climate Change [IGCC] and the Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP] and Regnan our engagement ...

AustralianSuper hires investment governance manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... investments within the portfolio pro-actively." Gray comes to AustralianSuper from Goldman Sachs, where he was head of ESG research. With Gray's appointment, Christodolou will now focus on the environmental and sustainability aspects of the fund's portfolio ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... energy consuming equipment, while the third category covered the construction and refurbishment of new buildings. "The research shows that the energy savings achieved are equivalent to 2.1% to 5.5% growth in revenue, which is as much as five times historical ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... that they're exposed to." In a presentation accompanying the release of the report, CFSGAM also highlighted in-house research that the top rated ESG stocks in its Global Listed Infrastructure portfolio outperformed the bottom-rated stocks by more than ...