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Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
As investors continue to realise that the way 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 ...

Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... poses long-term risks for business," said Russell Thomas, Finsia's CEO. "As a result and regardless of the political and social debate, it is Finsia's view that mechanisms should be developed to mitigate and manage these risks. "Since the mid-1980s ...

OECD guidelines to promote more responsible business conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... "These guidelines will help the private sector grow their businesses responsibly by promoting human rights and boosting social development around the world." Ministers from countries signing on to the guidelines have also agreed to a recommendation designed ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... drought, waste generation and store development as material issues for the business. Meanwhile, Woolworths also recognizes the social impacts of some of their business decisions - to gain liquor licenses in Queensland, the company must own pubs, which ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... responsibility framework. They have also recently launched a mandatory online staff training program to take greater account of social and environmental risks and opportunities when making business decisions, with reference to the sensitive sector policies. ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... examined over 160 existing scientific scenarios on the possible penetration of renewables by 2050, alongside environmental and social implications, and analysed four scenarios in-depth. While the scenarios arrive at a range of estimates, the overall ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... the target audience, the challenges of UNPRI are very significant," Woo noted. "How do you actually incorporate corporate social reporting, how do you do it in a robust way, when the landscape is not settled yet, in terms of what some of the implications ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... guidelines for the oil and gas sector, to be used by organizations for measuring and reporting on the economic, environmental, social, and governance dimensions of their activities, products, and services. The oil and gas sector guidelines are a version ...

NSW coal miners engage in landmark stakeholder survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... economic issues and want more interaction with mining companies. The NSWMC commissioned The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) to survey community concerns and to establish "a dialogue with the community about the role of mining ...

PwC, Institute of Chartered Accountants recognise NFP transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... The awards are adjudicated in collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Centre for Social Impact. Mission Australia won in the category of NFP with revenue greater than $20m and Camp Quality won in the category of ...