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ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting will deliver benefits to their analysis, and 46% said that direct engagement with the CEO or CFO on extra-financial and ESG issues is very likely to influence their investment decisions or company analysis, slightly more than other reporting ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... expecting, and what the guidelines are.... They need to be aware of the guidelines and address the issues when they don't meet the ESG guidelines, and put forward a cogent explanation for the departure." Bennett pointed several companies' boards towards ...

US college and university endowments lag on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
American college and university endowments have a weak understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing strategies, trends and opportunities, according to a report by the Tellus Institute. US college and university endowments manage ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... director of Regnan, a firm that provides advisory, engagement and research services around environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. "Our issue from an ESG perspective is the propensity for reputational risk when you have the "fresh food people" ...

Most Asia Pacific private equity investors monitor ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Asia-Pacific investors in private equity monitor, or expect to monitor, general partners' environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, in contrast to 70% of European investors and 27% of North American investors, according to Coller Capital ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Paterson, CEO of CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility. "Clients who are sufficiently engaged with the whole ESG space to use a providers like ourselves have been thinking about this issue for a while. The other thing to note is that there ...

MSCI launches ESG portfolio analytics tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics, a reporting tool to help fund managers and institutional investors assess the ESG characteristics and risk profile of an equity portfolio. MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics reports include portfolio and index ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... otherwise known as the Rio+20 Summit. The Australian Stock Exchange does not require disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions. ESG reporting is introduced via Principle 7 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. ...

Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the European Investment Bank. Green bonds could be considered by investors that integrate ESG into their investment portfolios, but one large barrier for institutional investors is the lack of issuance scale. "The ...

Investor Profile: Five Oceans Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Tracey, portfolio manager, speak with The Sustainability Report about their approach, their positioning in the market and why ESG analysis matters to risk and return considerations. Q: How does Five Oceans integrate ESG into its investment processes? ...