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ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... "Requiring disclosure will allow investors to meaningfully engage with companies on slavery risk mitigation, leading to better informed investment decisions," Davidson said. "Public reporting will also lead to greater accountability by companies for ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), and VicSuper. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) last year informed ASX-listed companies without female directors that they will face votes against sitting directors as of this year. In 2015 ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management publish stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... ESG factors. The survey found that 80% believed that considering ESG issues leads to more complete analyses and better-informed investment decisions, and nine out of 10 employees "believed that effective stewardship can positively influence company behaviour ...

ANZ, NAB join initiative to pilot Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... improve reporting on their management of carbon risks and opportunities for their shareholders and banks to make more informed decisions," said Shayne Elliott, CEO of ANZ. " We are doing our part by being an earlier adopter of the FSB Taskforce recommendations ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... institutional investors including AP4 and PGGM, applied the learnings from a 2015 climate change study by Mercer, and was informed by the NZ government and international policy on climate change. NZ Super has long integrated responsible investment into ...

ACSI issues vote warning to remaining all-male ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has informed ASX-listed companies without female directors that they will face votes against sitting directors in 2017. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO In 2015, ACSI adopted a target for women to comprise ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... simpler, remove red tape from processes, and make communications simpler to understand but help people take action. This is informed by a lot of work our insights team, and there is a lot more personalisation is happening behind the scenes to target ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... can't kick the can down the road about it anymore." Corporate directors have a legal responsibility to be adequately informed about the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. This doesn't mean that every risk associated with climate ...

Materiality analysis helps define sustainability issues: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... standards, is the best way a business can ensure it discloses the information its investors and other stakeholders need for informed decision making," said Alyson Slater, knowledge director, GRI. "This is about much more than producing a sustainability ...

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia this week and spoke to The Sustainability Report. "We do sustainable investing at Robeco because it leads to better informed decisions," Lim said. "... The body of evidence supporting that belief has grown, and academic evidence has shown that ...