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CPA Australia issues SME sustainability assurance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... actually credibly back up with evidence. It's the same as financial reporting - a massive strength gained in terms of the governance of organisations." See Also: One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... 2011, 80% companies in the S&P/ASX 200 sample had an independent, non-executive chair, in line with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations. Of the 170 companies sampled, all had an audit committee, 97 per cent had a remuneration ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... the pump, and income growth harder to come by, few will want any additional sustainability/ESG burdens, either in ESG governance and disclosure, or in the very many environmental, social and governance issues they cover. Possibly more depressing is that ...

IIRC publishes integrated reporting prototype

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... and comparability and consistency. The content elements are defined as organizational overview and operating context, governance, opportunities and risks, strategy and resource allocation, business model, performance and outcomes, and future outlook. ...

PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Institutional investors can analyse hedge fund managers and strategies with an eye to improving governance and values alignment in line with the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI has released a discussion papers on hedge funds ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Hermes Fund Managers has created a global quantitative environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and has announced that Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded a AU$90m mandate for the strategy. The strategy combines Hermes' existing quantitative ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... sustainability practices in areas including occupational health and safety, risk management, human rights, community investment, governance and environmental performance as an automatic part of the tender selection process. "Offshore, the group continues ...

RepuTex-ESG offering free ESG data on Asian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
RepuTex-ESG, a Hong Kong-based research firm, has launched a platform providing free environmental, social and governance data on Asian companies. RepuTex ESG-Connect provides research on over 1,200 companies across Asia in markets including China ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) will bring a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework to Australia, while launching new research demonstrating how integrating ESG into investment processes can augment decision making. Matt Christensen ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... released today by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The study was conducted on ACSI's behalf by governance specialists Ownership Matters and is based on data from 23 major institutional investors. The report analysed the investors' ...