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Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... understanding of how sustainability commitments influence their investment decisions and how they engage with invested companies on ESG-related topics. It is worth noting that 34 asset owners - including superannuation funds - are signatories to the ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... rights and how to define and manage it," Black said. "There are better ways of monitoring and measuring human rights from an ESG perspective. Related to that is increased attention to labour relations impacts. It's a sign, basically a consequence of ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... risk management and return, the discussion has turned to integrated reporting - whether environmental, social and governance (ESG) measurements should be merged with traditional financial reporting methodologies and how they should be presented. KPMG ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... institutional investors take when addressing the issue with company boards. The Sustainability Report spokes with governance/ESG managers at several institutional investors and superannuation funds, and while none would comment on the record, the general ...

Presima joins Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... investments. In addition to assessing risk and return objectives utilizing traditional financial inputs, our belief in including ESG factors as a part of our investment process, ensures that we remain at the forefront of investment innovation." GRESB ...

Emerald Wrap to launch RI investment platform in March

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... feel that RI makes sense, however a lot of clients will be transitioning from a more traditional type of investing to RI or ESG investing. We'll continue to steer traditional funds to include ESG in their process." Emerald Wrap have lined up offerings ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... and Bradbury said there were "positive signs" that boardroom culture is changing. See Also: Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... its second year as a UNPRI signatory, the investment manager will continue embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) into its investment considerations, including finalising a dashboard report approach to ESG with their investment analysts. ...

Chartered Accountants: sustainability core business strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... those things coming together, but will take more than just one to get that wholesale change." See Also: FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... would suggest the government issue bonds to fund the NBN," Kidney said. "It would burnish their credentials." See Also: Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis