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Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
A Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) survey of environmental and social performance at 340 of the world's largest property companies has found that the companies on average have reduced their energy consumption in 2010 by almost 3% ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainable supply chain management program, suppliers fill in an online questionnaire that delves into their environmental and social policies, which Metcash uses as part of the selection process. The process is designed to improve transparency on suppliers' ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors can integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment approaches in a number of structured fashions, including tilting towards or against ESG factors, taking an active ownership approach, targeted ...

GPT moves into refurbished, greener headquarters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... employees about requirements and based on the feedback, put attention to lighting, air temperature and quality, amenities, social spaces and privacy, Cameron said.

AGL wins three awards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Westpac at the 2010 ACCA reporting awards ceremony. That year, AGL also won the award for best disclosure of environmental, social and governance information at the Australian Investor Relations Association annual awards presentation. "We are incredibly ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... for board members' workloads, board evaluation, voting based on "one share, one vote" and disclosure of environmental, social and corporate governance policies and practices. Ann Byrne The guide serves the purpose of giving listed companies a clear statement ...

Regnan appoint Amanda Wilson managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... owned by a group of institutional investors and fund managers, and said that the firm will continue to embed environmental, social and governance (ESG) into mainstream decision making. "One of our focuses is on carbon, and making sure that the risk exposure ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will release its second survey assessing the environmental and social performance of public and private real estate investments. GRESB will be used by institutional investors to engage with fund ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... identify, manage and communicate ESG risks, and how and when a company should report. The guide also lays out environmental and social issues into four themes, while stating that investors' expectations around governance "have already been comprehensively ...

Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... urbanization is good." The other issue that Hodgson is thinking about is the imbalances in the global economic system and the social risk that that can pose. "One of my hobby horses is that there are imbalances everywhere," he said. "Imbalances cause ...