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Nearly half of ASX100 companies exposed to human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... management systems in place to mitigate those exposures, a study by Net Balance has found. Net Balance, which conducted the research in conjunction with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and CAER, analysed ASX100 companies with ...

Sustainability measures decline in information technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... China, India, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The methodology, developed by Connection Research and RMIT, calculated separate indices for five areas in ICT sustainability - equipment lifecycle procurement and disposal ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... in the area of human capital management and that more work has to be done because social factors require "fundamental research and more information than is available in sustainability reports and annual reports." While analysis of ESG factors in various ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... the best position to analyse these issues on their own," she said. "Often they're looking to another party to do the research or give guidance. The international norms and standards encompassed in The UN Global Compact can be a starting point for their ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... broadened our approach to include companies that rated poorly on certain metrics of ESG risk. We're able to use that research to quantify the ESG risk of each stock in Australia. We basically remove them out of our portfolio and replace them with stocks ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... companies held in the Australian equity portfolios of 14 of the largest superannuation funds. This conclusion comes in research performed by Trucost and commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). The research focused ...

ASX100 CEO pay increases faster than stock value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... the first decade of this century, while the stock value of the same ASX100 companies only increased 31%, according to research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne The study notes that CEO cash pay in 2010 - the value ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... with fund managers and listed property companies and improve the sustainability of the global property sector. GRESB's research was supported by23 institutional investors and affiliated groups and consultancies, including Local Government Super (LGS) ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Efficiency, two of whom must be a commonwealth public servant and an officer of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), but the majority of the committee - including the chair - must not be commonwealth office holders ...

Skilled labour shortage potentially increases corporate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... management (HCM) programmes are an important component in risk management, according to a report by Regnan Governance Research. Skills shortage is a focus of Regnan's research and company engagement over sectors including oil and gas, engineering and ...