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Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... study of 600 companies for a major international non-governmental organisation in Latin America to discover what is best practice when it comes to CSR/sustainability.... When we examined Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Honduras and countries like that, we found ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... "We assign an ESG rating to every strategy, and assess there's a gap between where the ratings are and industry best practice, and looking at thematic allocations at the portfolio level to assess what are the drivers from an economic perspective and ...

ASX could include ESG language in new governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Principles and Recommendations are used not just in the listed sector, but by other sectors as well that adopt them as best practice. "ASX guidelines do get used beyond the sector - they get used by corporatised public sector, they get used by local ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has joined international investors groups that are expressing concern about fugitive methane leaks and are calling on oil and gas companies to adopt universal implementation of best practices to prevent venting ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... projects that were financed gave investors the information they needed. The principles simply built on and codify best practice disclosure of that information and transparency." The principles focus on the disclosure of the green project assets financed ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Johannesburg Exchange must submit integrated reports on a comply-or-explain basis, that is leading to the development of best practice in integrated reporting, which O'Neill said is helpful as NAB considers its next year's report. "There is more best ...

Dow Jones, RobecoSAM issue 2013 DJSI indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australia and New Zealand Banking, Tabcorp and Stockland are industry group leaders in the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review. S&P Dow Jones Indices, in collaboration with RobecoSAM, have announced that the DJSI World Index 2013/2014 ...

YES BANK signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank, has become a signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... director remuneration/shareholdings and executive remuneration as part of the analysis. "We do not adopt a hard line on best practice corporate governance," the report said. "While we accept there is definitely some variation in this area amongst REITs ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... assessment by the investment industry, the survey's results and discussion therein has contributed to the development of best practice through peer activity, Fabian said. "It starts to play that role in best practice," he said. "For the newcomer, they ...