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PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... The sporting and apparel manufacturer has committed to establishing an economic valuation of the company's environmental, social and economic impacts along its value chain, including down the supply chain. Australian experts believe that there Australia ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has urged the financial services industry to put greater emphasis on pricing ESG issues into investment decisions while releasing a report into their own 2010 responsible investment decisions. Amanda ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... complete with an "Infinity Award" for the fund demonstrates the most genuine commitment to addressing its environmental and social responsibilities. SuperRatings base its sustainability review around three criteria and issue a questionnaire to superannuation ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... MSCI ESG Indices were launched in September 2010, following the integration of KLD's legacy indices, including the KLD 400 Social Index. See Also: MSCI launches ESG platform Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Large asset owners that 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 ...

MSCI launches ESG platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... factors. MSCI is also introducing MSCI ESG Impact Monitor, a product that allows investors to analyse a company's significant social and environmental impacts and the company's ability to manage those impacts. Included are assessments of major ESG controversies ...

ICMM releases climate change policy paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... particular policy mechanism or package of approaches. Importantly, it recognizes the need for respecting the different cultural, social, political, economic and physical environments around the world and a country's different priorities (for example ...

Government allocates funds to GRI Focal Point Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian hosts the St James Ethics Centre. The Focal Point promotes world's best practice reporting of environmental, social and governance issues by Australian corporations. This funding builds on the $2.59 million the Federal Government has already ...

Ceres, Tellus Institute to design sustainability ratings standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... non-profit, global organisation much as GRI did. "We need a new powerful instrument to steer capital - financial, human, social and natural - toward sustainability leaders and away from the laggards," said Mindy Lubber, Ceres president in an announcement. ...

International Integrated Reporting Committee seeks pilot test participants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... IR's goal is to demonstrate the linkages between an organization's strategy, governance and financial performance and the social, environmental and economic context within which it operates. By reinforcing these connections, IR can help business to take ...