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Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... organisation to another but also to monitor gender diversity across the industry." Finsia partnered with independent research firm Corporate Analysis Enhanced Responsibility (CAER) to author Promoting gender equity through transparency, a report examining ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Nearly 80% of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by 2050, if supported by public policies, according to a report from over 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Additionally, increasing ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... General Workers 'Unions (ICEM), IndustriEnergi, Norway, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), OEKOM Research AG, Pembina Institute, Petrobras, Programa de Desarrollo y Paz del Magdalena Medio, Pro-Natura, Red Puentes, Rosneft, Shell ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment can vary quite significantly." Sustainability metrics factor within Towers Watson's fund manager research and selection process. While Towers Watson doesn't apply a "sustainability filter" - i.e., including or excluding a fund ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... rate to the need to assure the license to operate and access capital and resources," said Nick Edgerton, manager, ESG research and engagement at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM). "They give good, consistent performance disclosure ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... third-party checks." The result of Banarra's report has impact on the investor community. Nick Edgerton, manager, ESG research and engagement at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), noted that sustainability reporting is a key component ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Sector Development Division Director Ralph Griffiths, Latrobe Institute for Social and Environmental Sustainability's Research Fellow Stephen Muir and Sustainable Investment Research Institute's (SIRIS) Associate Director of Research, Ben Spruzen. "When ...

PRI hires Rob Lake as director of strategic development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Global Investors as head of corporate engagement. He is also a member of the Program Board of the Sustainable Investment research programme funded by MISTRA, the Swedish government environmental research agency, and the Advisory Group to the Chair in ...

"Steady but modest" increase in number of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... and experiences can hold corporate boards and their companies back," said John Jarrett, GMI's director of international research, in a statement. "Increasing the proportion of women on boards is not a 'nice to have,' but a business imperative." More ...