Search Results

Showing 1881 - 1890 of 2291 results for "risk"

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... on tropical Southeast Asia, looking to "certified plantation forestry with an emphasis on enhancing returns and reducing risk through technological and silvicultural improvements and a rigorous approach to sustainability in the areas of environmental ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... the same time. This optimised tracking error result counters one of the greater client concerns about ESG strategy - the risk that ESG portfolios are overly concentrated. "If you simply use negative screens or some other basic limitation to ESG, you ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... EY. EY's report, Tomorrow's investment rules, found that investors are using non-financial performance as a benchmark for risk. However, the report found there there is a wide variation in how investors evaluate non-financial disclosures and there are ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... good," she said. "I was still a bit surprised in one session I saw - people were not seeing ESG as something that was about risk management and about making you really a better investor because you're considering more risk factors, but for some, it was ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... to explore new ways to support our corporate customers that produce palm oil, timber or soy in locations that are at high risk of tropical deforestation, to operate in a way that's consistent with zero net deforestation standards. It's another real example ...

IIRC, GISR agree to collaborate on integrated standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... principles-based framework for organisations that are preparing reporting that encompasses financial and non-financial drivers of risk and value. GISR is "focused on driving increased transparency and effectiveness of sustainability ratings. It is working ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... part of that package, ASX has included Recommendation 7.4 to Principle 7, covering how listed boards recognise and manage risk. Recommendation 7.4 says "[a] listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to economic, environmental ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... SmartBeta portfolio outperformed a "vanilla" SmartBeta portfolio and the MSCI World Index on both overall performance and ESG risk score. The ESG SmartBeta portfolio passed a global equity universe through four filters - earnings sustainability, volatility ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental values," Edkins said. "There is a real need for other products that could be blended with this to ensure that their risk profile is reflected in their investments.... There is a real need in the marketplace for social investment - there ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... exposure to fracking activity. AccountAbility analysed the companies across 16 indicators in four key areas: governance and risk management, water quality and use, greenhouse gas emissions and community relations. Information on company disclosure practices ...