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Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... investors need "materiality plus data quality and consistency" when it comes to disclosure of ESG to allow them to make informed investment decisions. Citing research jointly conducted by ACSI and the Financial Services Council, Byrne noted that 32% ...

Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... ask them to review statements made in voluntary reports," Beatty said. "I take a cautious approach. If they've made an informed decision that making voluntary disclosures are in their best interests, the test would then be, is what they are saying true ...

Mercer gives top rating to 9% of ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... rated strategies. The remaining 78% are "mainstream" strategies which incorporate ESG into their analysis to make well-informed buy/sell decisions. See Also: Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... of bribery and corruption, then, depends not only on financial considerations. "Good analysis in this area should be informed both on the level of risk in terms of the company's exposures, but also in terms of the materiality of the risk to the overall ...

New standards for measuring GHG emissions in value chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... where knowledge is power, the GHG Protocol Product Standard gives us and our customers the information needed to make informed decisions." The GHG Protocol is a collaborative body developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... said. "The investment thesis will take time to pull together and what we really need to do is work together to get more informed. What we'd like to do is analyse the investment returns of the established investment return strategies and develop a universe ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... nothing to do with our supplier Solaris." But after "ongoing questions" about their parent, Asia Pulp and Paper, Metcash informed Solaris and Asia Pulp and Paper that they would find another supplier the company's IGA Signature and Black & Gold products ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... distinguish it from ethical investing. Basically at the end of the day, what we're looking at is making better, more informed decisions.. There's a lack of mandatory disclosure around a lot of these issues. Part of what I do, part of what our service ...