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Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... out who's paying what. This will be disaggregated under both approaches." Spoors noted that other countries, including Canada, have also moved to mandating disclosure of payments to governments. In its submission to the ASX, PWYP Australia suggested ...

Mercer ratings demonstrate challenge of integrating ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... issues." From a geographic perspective, emerging markets and Asia-Pacific have the highest proportion of top ratings, while Canada has the least. Birgden attributed the high proportion of top ratings in the Asia-Pacific region to the focus on ESG by ...

Mercer gives top rating to 9% of ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... fewest. From a geographic perspective, emerging markets and Asia-Pacific have the highest proportion of top ratings, while Canada has the least. Andrew Kirton, Mercer's global chief investment officer, said the firm "was not surprised" that only 9% of ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... most likely to experience the greatest shift in demand and be worst off, along with the US, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Canada. As part of the study, Mercer outlined a framework for analyzing climate-related investment risks and opportunities. The ...

Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... 80 questions about their ICT sustainability policies, behaviour and technologies. Surveys were conducted in Australia, Canada, China, India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The methodology, developed by Connection Research ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... ahead of many of our international peers in gender composition of top listed company boards, including the United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand," said John Colvin, CEO and managing director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. "Chairmen ...

Mercer's global head of responsible investment business recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... individuals interested in socially responsible investment. It promotes the practice of socially responsible investment (SRI) in Canada. Ambachtsheer established Mercer's global RI practice in 2004. She also played a role in the development of the United ...

MSCI launches ESG platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... companies in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in September 2011. Small-cap coverage in regions including the UK, Australia, Canada and Scandinavia will be added. MSCI ESG Manager combines MSCI ESG's Impact Monitor with MSCI ESG's business involvement ...

Climate change a portfolio risk: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... most likely to experience the greatest shift in demand and be worst off, along with the US, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Canada. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer said the report highlights threats and opportunities ...