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NAB Asset Servicing developing ESG overlay tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... responsible investment 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 ...

Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Balance offers services around five areas - sustainability strategy and advice, climate change, environmental services, social and community investment and economics. The merger comes at a time where there is a global push from a variety of outlets to ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... camp that says there should be no economic growth. Rather, economic growth should not come at the expense of irreplaceable social and environmental capital. By that measure, according to the revered Hermann Daly, our economic growth has already peaked. ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... unconventional gas seem to put a question mark around whether this actually is the case." Nithya Iyer, manager, environmental and social responsibility at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) noted that asset owners have a fiduciary ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... GFC, institutional investors have increasingly accepted the value of strong ESG management, and corporate initiatives on social and environment issues have been relatively strongly supported. On the horizon, however, lies a brick wall stop to Australia's ...

Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... accounting of water," said Chris McCombe, assistant director - environmental policy at MCA. "There's a clear environment and social case as it relates to communication of water use and improving water management. It's obvious that we need a consistent ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... believe the issue is dead and that institutional investors should be prepared to face other votes on environmental and social factors in future. At an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Thursday, only 2.5% of shareholders backed the proposal - 13,708,074 ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Aboriginal women and girls can have a multiplier effect through the wider community because women act as catalysts for social change according to a report examining approaches for philanthropic investment. The AMP Foundation report The Best of Every ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... attention to persuading investors to back the motion, meaning that superannuation funds will have to decide how to vote on a social issue that impacts on Woolworths' reputation and its bottom line. Woolworths' exposure to gaming comes through its stake ...

PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... shorting, leverage, derivatives and high frequency trading as well as the potential for increased integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment decisions. According to a PRI survey, 137 signatories have some exposure ...