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GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... AU$140m of securities, equivalent to 2.5% of issued securities. The company's integrated sustainability strategy addresses 11 social and environmental issues that have been identified as material to the business. "The business case for reducing GPT's ...

DEXUS head office, Republica Coffee declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... committed to offset remaining emissions by cancelling carbon offsets. "We are committed to operating a business with a social conscience, and making our range of ethical products accessible to mainstream Australia," said Republica Coffee's founder and ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... national food policy framework, which is necessary to promote innovation and differentiation and to ensure the long-term social, environmental and economic sustainability of the sector, according to a KPMG report. "The key things coming out the report ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... transport and sale of oil, gas and petrochemicals. It is intended to provide guidance on disclosure of environmental and social effects of offshore and onshore oil and gas activity. "Sustainability performance has become increasingly important for companies ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... on the part of banks, and investments on the part of asset managers and pension funds, increasing use of environmental, social and governance data in decision-making and, for companies in the European Union, reducing exposure to potential increases in ...

Mercer ratings demonstrate challenge of integrating ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Mercer only gave 9% of more than 5,000 environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment strategies in their database their highest ratings because their evaluation is based on how strategies integrate ESG into the active construction of portfolio ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... generating long-term risk-controlled investment returns, while also aligning ourselves with our members' environmental and social concerns," said Peter Lambert, CEO at LGS. "The implementation of the new carbon emissions and ESG reporting capability ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be a vehicle for innovation and not just risk mitigation, and the challenge for CSR practitioners is to find the areas where businesses can use social needs as a source of profit generation. The Australian Centre ...

Managing regulatory impacts priority for CSR practitioners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs are predominately driven by the view that its value is derived from enhancing corporate reputation, reducing risk and facilitating regulatory compliance, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate ...

Mercer gives top rating to 9% of ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Only 9% of more than 5,000 investment strategies in Mercer database achieve the highest ratings on environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings. Mercer has rated strategies within its Global Investment Manager Database (GIMD) for ESG since 2008 ...