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PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... good," she said. "I was still a bit surprised in one session I saw - people were not seeing ESG as something that was about risk management and about making you really a better investor because you're considering more risk factors, but for some, it was ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... to explore new ways to support our corporate customers that produce palm oil, timber or soy in locations that are at high risk of tropical deforestation, to operate in a way that's consistent with zero net deforestation standards. It's another real example ...

IIRC, GISR agree to collaborate on integrated standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... principles-based framework for organisations that are preparing reporting that encompasses financial and non-financial drivers of risk and value. GISR is "focused on driving increased transparency and effectiveness of sustainability ratings. It is working ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... part of that package, ASX has included Recommendation 7.4 to Principle 7, covering how listed boards recognise and manage risk. Recommendation 7.4 says "[a] listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to economic, environmental ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... SmartBeta portfolio outperformed a "vanilla" SmartBeta portfolio and the MSCI World Index on both overall performance and ESG risk score. The ESG SmartBeta portfolio passed a global equity universe through four filters - earnings sustainability, volatility ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental values," Edkins said. "There is a real need for other products that could be blended with this to ensure that their risk profile is reflected in their investments.... There is a real need in the marketplace for social investment - there ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... exposure to fracking activity. AccountAbility analysed the companies across 16 indicators in four key areas: governance and risk management, water quality and use, greenhouse gas emissions and community relations. Information on company disclosure practices ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... make the well intentioned error of doing a sustainability report first without understanding the metrics that are driving risk and opportunities in their community and their sector." Crowe Horwath brought de Sousa-Shields and Luis Piacenza, a partner ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Superannuation funds that are members of the Financial Services Council (FSC) will be required to develop and implement an ESG risk management policy from July under the FSC's standards. FSC full members must comply with standards that are relevant to ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... assessing how themes such as changing regulatory requirements, extreme weather events, income inequality create investment risk and opportunity and how can investors capture that growth opportunity." At a global level, investors as working between establishing ...