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Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... (TCFD) as an example of this. The TCFD's recommendations are structured around four themes - governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets and are designed to be adopted by companies across sectors and jurisdictions. They are also designed ...

SSGA Global Index Plus Trust to exclude tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) the investment management business of State Street Corporation has decided to exclude tobacco and controversial weapons shares from the State Street Global Index Plus Trust. Jonathan Shead, head of portfolio strategies ...

Vigeo Eiris assesses "ongoing, serious" misconduct cases in global banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... of CSR risks (including ethical misconduct) within the banks' internal control framework, as well as monitoring and management of material risk-takers; executive remuneration, examining how remuneration policies incentivise ethical conduct by senior ...

Australia/NZ continue to top the ranks in GRESB 2017 real estate review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... trillion in value. Sixty-six companies and funds in Australia and New Zealand, representing US$164 billion in assets under management, reported on their ESG performance. GRESB noted that this represents a 27% increase in participant numbers, "making ...

Regnan calls for greater disclosure on human capital management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Regnan is calling upon listed companies to disclose more information on human capital management, citing the "increasingly important link" between human capital management and corporate value. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Regnan Regnan has issued a report providing ...

Local Government Super hires David Smith as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... capability to LGS and its members as we enter the next stage of growth." Smith is a fellow at the Australian Institute of Management, holds a MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... into their business strategy and 87% have the board as the highest level of direct responsibility for climate change management. The analysis of the data provides insights into both the preparation that companies are undergoing, and the need for better ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports annual profit of $2.9 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... 2016. Revenue increased 23% to $28.3m, up from the $23.0m recorded for the previous corresponding period. Funds under management (FUM) for the full year increased by 39% to $2.15 billion, up from $1.55 billion reported for the previous corresponding ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... funds and investment managers are becoming increasingly concerned about board diversity and actively engaging with management to accelerate the change in boards." Companies that have already signed the S tatement of Intent include Aberdeen Asset Management ...

Globally, few companies can effectively demonstrate climate risk disclosure: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... said. "As an investor... we don't have the expertise to say this is the right answer and this is the wrong answer. It's management's job to hire the talent and do the robust scenario planning. It's the board's job to do the robust oversight, and then ...