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Drive to push corporate communication of ESG materiality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... well as embedding ESG issues in financial markets. The project has defined four goals - develop a platform for sustainability communication beyond written communication, provide a format for companies and investors to learn from each other and give feedback ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Unlisted alternative assets can provide access to sustainability themes without the volatility exposures that come with listed market investments, and Mercer has said it is seeking to identify quality managers in this space. Helga Birgden Mercer's responsible ...

Australian companies awarded gold in sustainability yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Four Australian companies were ranked as gold award winners for sustainable business, according to The Sustainability Yearbook 2013, published by RobecoSAM and KPMG International. ANZ, GPT Group, Tabcorp Holdings and Sims Metal Management were all awarded ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... British Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, in conjunction with the Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University, examined research projections on resource constraints and determined that resource ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... strategic asset allocation - to explore new approaches in the light of the financial crisis, including links to sustainability issues Externalities - to identify the long-term financial implications of environmental and social externalities for portfolios ...

Net Balance launches research and development institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... to try and formulate a body of academic research which develops evidence to support policy and practice around sustainability," Hems told The Sustainability Report. "There's a huge amount of sharing of good practice and very good consultancy-based research ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... as with developed markets, our fund manager, BlackRock, is making an assessment of factors with respect to debt sustainability: willingness to pay, financial sector health, external finance position within the countries. An increasing number of emerging ...

Net Balance certified as a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... a merger with sustainable procurement advisory firm ECO-Buy, a move that brings together two leading specialist sustainability organisations. The merger will see both entities increase the range of their sustainability supply chain consulting services ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... significant investment in building financial capability. ANZ was recognised as global sector leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012." ANZ said that at the same time as it was expanding its operations, it was also ...

Monitoring impact investing: the practitioner's perspective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... tailored payment arrangement as the organisation will be refurbishing the business in the initial phase, SEFA told The Sustainability Report at the time. "We distinguish between monitoring and reviewing - monitoring is the ongoing process of do the debtors ...