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CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... of companies in our portfolios we voted on more than 16,000 resolutions in 2012," the report said. "Our ongoing communication with companies is something that we value greatly. Accordingly a significant amount of emphasis is put on ensuring that any ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... responsive to their members - you couldn't fault the speed of response for some funds," he said. "They take member communication very seriously.... What's also clear is that a lot of these funds haven't done proper analysis around climate change risk ...

IIRC publishes Integrated Reporting consultation draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... is intended to meet the information needs of providers of financial capital, but the IIRC says that reports and communication that are structured around IR will be of benefit to other stakeholders including employees, customers, suppliers, business partners ...

Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... integrated reporting (IR) framework released by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has yielded better communication between internal stakeholders and more robust conversations about materiality, strategic focus and future orientation ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Ed Note: The Sustainability Report welcomes this comment from Stephen Hale, a director at Core and former founding MD of OgilvyEarth. Core is an independent Sydney-based marketing and strategy agency Stephen Hale The other day a well known marketing ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... getting rid of the board, directors will face fresh elections at a subsequent spill meeting. In addition to increasing communication around remuneration reports, companies are also now more open to talking about other environmental, social and governance ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... could be considered leaders because they integrated CSR with core business activities and strategies, while 19% said communication of CSR performance was the second reason these companies were considered leaders, and 15% said these companies set goals ...

GNDI: encourage board diversity, but not by quotas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... business and market place, boards that have members with varied "skills knowledge, expertise, experience, personality, communication styles and interpersonal skills, and may enhance board effectiveness. However, the paper emphasised that gender, skill ...

Australian Ethical survey identifies savings as top priority

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Seven out of ten Australians have identified looking after their finances as a top priority for 2013, and a majority say that it is important that their investments are aligned with their personal values, according to a survey conducted on behalf of ...

Drive to push corporate communication of ESG materiality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... year launched the ESG Investor Briefing Project to "develop and refine content and process innovation around the communication of ESG value drivers at the company-investor interface," as well as embedding ESG issues in financial markets. The project ...