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Drive to push corporate communication of ESG materiality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and to hold an ESG investor briefing. The framework takes the three financial value drivers - growth, return on capital and risk management - and connects ESG topics with financial drivers and terminology. The report also notes that in communicating ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... resource management and green bonds/impact investing. "Unlisted alternatives can form a hedge or be a way of diversifying risk for institutional investor," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "Many institutional ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... risen from 328 to 683. Respondents identified extreme weather as a likely catalyst for action on climate change, and physical risk was identified as a major driver of investment. "Of the 678 companies investing in emission reductions initiatives, three ...

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
... measuring and monitoring those risks over time. This latest report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries highlights the risk to pension investments, said Julian Poulter, executive director of the AODP, who read the report. "The value of all these ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... by investors and policy-makers to internalize them in investors' interest Financial market stability - to promote better risk management within financial institutions, notably those that are 'too big to fail', and regulation of these institutions and ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... VicSuper has developed a new benchmark index for its passive international fixed interest portfolio that integrates sovereign risk criteria evaluating countries for their willingness and ability to repay debt. Ronan Walsh, VicSuper The AU$9.8bn public ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Asia Pacific region, ANZ said. ANZ also reported that almost 1,000 employees completed their online Social and Environmental Risk training in 2012, which incorporates the bank's values and behaviours, their sensitive sector policies and their human rights ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... school shootings in the US underscores the increasing influence of LPs and the growing materiality of ESG issues on investment risk, return and reputation."

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... of potential benchmarks is one indication of the level of specialist knowledge needed for this area. "There are additional risk factors associated with monitoring these portfolios just due to the fact that this investment class doesn't have the same ...