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Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia (SEFA). "The review takes place once a year or twice a year, when you review your clients, you talk about governance and financial analysis as well as management, the balance sheet, the security - all the things you do when you review a loan. ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... listed equities. Some Asian market exchanges have increased requirements for disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) non-financial information, including Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand, but the report notes that Asian regional bond ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... corporate responsibility and sustainability (CR&S) working group and increased embedding of environmental, social and governance issues in their businesses objectives in its first sustainability report. Charter Hall manages 184 properties for wholesale ...

John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... in December 2012. GNDI members will collaborate in areas including exploring issues with global impacts on corporate governance, developing and promoting leading practices that "that enhance the ability of corporate directors to ensure long-term, sustainable ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... p 226, online at http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/95688/05-chapter2.pdf [3] Environment, social and governance [4] http://www.woolworthslimited.com.au/icms_docs/135634_FY12_Analyst_Presentation_24_August_2012.pdf

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) has recommended that the government retain its renewable energy target (RET), which aims to source 20% of Australia's energy from renewable sources by 2020, a decision that has been welcomed as providing stability ...

NAB Asset Servicing developing ESG overlay tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... overlay tool that will provide superannuation fund trustees with a monthly report on the environmental, social and governance exposures of holdings in ASX300 listed companies. NAB Asset Servicing, which provides custodial and administrative services ...

Mercer study to investigate shareholder loyalty rewards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... said that the report would make its analysis with the understanding that the overarching context is on ensuring that governance, transparency and scrutiny is not undermined. "The governance process is already something that is work in process and you ...

Duncan Paterson steps down as RIAA board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... constitution allows for a maximum of 10 years' continuous service on the board, and we're doing our best to abide by good governance practices," Paterson said. Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, Colonial First State Asset Management ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... water as a scare resource between gas industries and other industries such as agribusiness. Finally, there are social/governance risks to consider, Berrutti and Iyer said in their presentation that producer's social licence to operate has been impacted ...