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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 ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... previously. The experience of the cattle industry serve as a stark example that companies and investors must be aware of the social component to ESG analysis for risk and return, because failing to appreciate the impact of social risk may result in unexpected ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... policy is based on Australian and international legislation and best practice, including the Transparency International & Social Accountability International 'Business principles for countering bribery'. The bank also pointed to its "Code of Conduct ...

Mercer's global head of responsible investment business recognised

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... partner and global head of Mercer's responsible investment business, has been recognised as the honorary recipient of the Social Investment Organization's 2011 Canadian SRI Lifetime Achievement Award. The Social Investment Organization (SIO) is a national ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... the Sustainability Reporting Journey, which evaluates how ASX200 companies disclose information on their environmental, social and governance risks. ACSI divided companies' disclosures into five levels - no reporting, basic reporting, developing, enhanced ...

Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... investors achieve better long-term investment returns and sustainable markets through improved analysis of environmental, social and governance issues. The Initiative has over 870 signatories from 45 countries with more than US$ 25tr combined assets ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... activities, Youhanna added. Domagala has set up a database framework to centralise information relating to environmental, social and governance factors - information that is pushed out to Solaris's analysts, and also serves to collect information that ...

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 ...