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PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... applied increasingly to equities, few have put it to the test in fixed income until now," said James Gifford, executive director of the PRI in a statement. "Stung by market volatility during the euro crisis, institutional investors are now applying ESG ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the importance of global sustainability issues, there are still many challenges to be met," said Georg Kell, executive director of the UN Global Compact. "Companies must put words into action -- by implementing policies, measuring their effectiveness ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... "substantial" reduction of its Canberra operations and outsourcing some functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will cost AU$300,000 before tax. "It's an evolution of the business, where the ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... some companies have increased their scores in terms of disclosure and performance which is positive," said James Day, director - Australia & New Zealand. "Rio Tinto, one of Australia's' largest emitters has increased both its disclosure and performance ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... manager said in a statement. "We are proud to work with Mariner, a pioneer in ESG integration," said Remy Briand, managing director and head of MSCI Index and ESG Research. "Mariner has indicated that ESG ratings and tools are important criteria to consider ...

GNDI comments on proposed Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI) supports improvements to corporate reporting as proposed in the International Integrated Reporting Framework, but says that any changes to the way organisations report should reduce the overall reporting ...

ACCSR appoints Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) has appointed Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director. Dutton is the former head of The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPSA), which he led as founding managing director ...

ASX to include ESG disclosures in governance principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... to disclose their risk management practices across the whole triple bottom line," said Terence Jeyaretnam, Net Balance director. "Understanding and managing key social and environmental risks, and explaining this to stakeholders, is just good business ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Boards of listed companies are more proactively seeking out meetings with active investors and engagement organisations, and in an unanticipated benefit of the impact of the two strikes rule, engagement specialists are saying boards are more receptive ...

James Gifford to leave Principles for Responsible Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
James Gifford, the founding executive director of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), will leave the organisation at the end of November. James Gifford, executive director, PRI Gifford has been PRI's executive director since its launch ...