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The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... own a slice of country's economy and market through their portfolios are exposed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that might impact long-term value, but they have the ability to use that economic and financial clout to influence ...

MSCI launches ESG platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
MSCI has launched MSCI ESG Manager, a platform to assist asset managers and owners with managing research, analysis and compliance tasks across a range of ESG factors. MSCI is also introducing MSCI ESG Impact Monitor, a product that allows investors ...

ICMM releases climate change policy paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... effective 7. support low-emission base-load generation technology development. See Also: Transparency improving around miners' ESG reporting

International Integrated Reporting Committee seeks pilot test participants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... integrated reporting (IR) standards that will link an organization's strategy, governance and financial performance with the ESG context in which it operates. IR's goal is to demonstrate the linkages between an organization's strategy, governance and ...

Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... companies manage their environmental, social and governance inputs reflect potential risk as well as potential opportunity, ESG factors are being incorporated into traditional quantitative and qualitative financial analytics to create an integrated framework ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... issues. Thier talks to The Sustainability Report about ethical and sustainable investing, Australian Ethical's goals and how ESG can be used as a tool to achieve positive investment return and positive corporate change. Q : Can you tell us about the ...

Majority of ASX100 report on ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
A majority of ASX100 companies now report on ESG issues, with an increased focus on material issues and increased acceptance of sustainability risks such as human capital management, according to an analyst at Macquarie Bank. Analyst Aimee Kaye singled ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... including Blackmores and Woolworths, has shown that companies that invest in sustainable business operations and incorporate ESG factors into their financial reporting are seeing returns on investment much sooner than anticipated. Integrating sustainability ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... is a global asset management business with A$145.5bn in funds under management. A signatory to the UNPRI, CFSGAM integrates ESG analysis into all levels of its investment process. Here, Amanda McCluskey (AM), head of sustainability and responsible investment ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... report is very relevant there. Interestingly, almost all our suppliers could provide us with documentation on how they approach ESG issues. We know they are making an effort, and that's as far as it goes. That way, it doesn't interfere with the supplier ...