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NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... is a strategy that articulates the bank's corporate responsibility strategy, including their approach to environmental, social and governance issues. "Obviously, NAB has a clear and strong commitment to ESG and we have ESG principles for lending and ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... extractive companies make to governments in which they operate because it increases transparency around governance and social responsibility. Australia's EITI pilot started in July 2012 and the AU$500,000 cost was funded by the then-Department of Resources ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are material to sovereign creditworthiness and investment performance, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI has released a discussion paper exploring the link between ESG ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... business, and a lot of the new clients and so forth have come from considerable investment over the past 12 months into our social media strategy and digital communication strategy, making it easier for clients to come to us and transact with us," he ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Mariner Investment Group, a global alternative asset manager, has selected MSCI ESG Research to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and portfolio analytics. Mariner Group has subscribed to MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics, a reporting ...

NGS Super to launch stand-along SRI fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... really does resonate with our members, who are in the main independent school teachers that are more progressive in their social mores, but are a fairly conservative constituency when it comes to their investment appetite," Rodwell-Ball said. "There ...

Cbus to divest from tobacco assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... to divest investments in tobacco in the long-term interest of our members," said Louise Davidson, Cbus' environmental, social and governance investment manager. "There is no safe consumption of tobacco. It is unusual for Cbus to divest its holdings in ...

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Impact investment and other trends will drive growth in environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies over the next 10 years, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Matt ...

ACCSR appoints Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) has appointed Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director. Dutton is the former head of The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPSA), which he led as founding managing director ...

Corporates should look beyond CSR to creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
There are business benefits to integrating social programs into business strategy beyond enhanced reputation, according to the CEO of Opportunity International Australia. Robert Dunn, CEO, Opportunity International Australia Integrating social programs ...