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ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... through stay the same - does the board have the independence and the skill set to effectively oversee management so that the company is run in the best interest of the investors," Woods said. "Board independence, board skills, board makeup, make-up of ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... as focussed on ESG principles as they are today. Now, most fund managers seamlessly integrate an implicit analysis of a company's environmental social and governance policies and practices in their research frameworks." Rudman said that GESB uses its ...

Companies testing labour, human rights supply chain standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... regarding issues like child labour, freedom of association and occupational health and safety, the training provided to company managers and suppliers on the code, the companies' commitment to the code, companies' reporting channels, annual monitoring ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... human-induced climate change, [to] reduce greenhouse gas emissions" and job creation. As part of the study, CSIRO found that wind company representatives were vulnerable to community acceptance issues, while local government representatives had mixed ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms. The Indicator presents an opportunity to focus on the company's boundary of influence."

Australian Ethical names exec director business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... significant experience with community and social justice activities. As important to us is that his values are aligned with our company's Ethical Charter, a set of principles that define our corporate behaviour, as well as our investment philosophy." ...

Integrated Reporting to generate value, costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... value, but it must do so without eroding current methodologies must respect regulatory and legislative responsibilities for company directors, according to two of Australia's professional accounting bodies. Both CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... air-conditioning." Purchased electricity is the global source of 78% of Westfield's GHG scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, the company said. Westfield has measured its GHG emissions since 2006 and has reported them through the Carbon Disclosure Project. Westfield ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... dilution of existing investments, which is often the tack that institutional investors take when addressing the issue with company boards. The Sustainability Report spokes with governance/ESG managers at several institutional investors and superannuation ...

Optus CR discloses responsible marketing, customer service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... the ASX and Singapore Exchange-listed Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), defined their CR goal as being "a company that our customers, our people and the wider community can trust and to use our technology, products and services to make ...