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Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Because financial markets don't price environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk in an efficient manner, investors that do integrate ESG into their analysis and decision making have an advantage, according to Jane Goodland, a senior investment ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... imperative, we came at it with the investment perspective that these industries are largely mature and there was the increasing risk of them operating in a more hostile environment. In the very early days we're talking about gambling, tobacco and old ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... portfolios invest in carbon-intensive companies in the ASX 200 that will need to cut their emissions to manage financial risk from carbon costs." Carbon costs would equate to 1.4% of earnings on average for ASX 200 companies, with 292 tonnes of carbon ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... injuries, which increased to 38 in the year under review," Kugenthiran said. "Strong leadership, safe behaviour and continuous risk reviews will drive our safety performance and help embed a safety culture within our organisation." In the same period ...

PRI signatories develop farmland principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... commit to requiring their investment managers/operators to conduct environmental assessments to identify relevant impacts and risk; to identify relevant labour and human rights risks and impacts and to implement measures to address those risks; to implement ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... policy review, Rhodes said. "There are two main reasons why we developed the programme," Rhodes said. "Firstly, it's to reduce risk in the supply chain, for us and our suppliers, and the second reason is to create benefits. We think it will create environmental ...

Skilled labour shortage potentially increases corporate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian industry sectors means that companies' human capital management (HCM) programmes are an important component in risk management, according to a report by Regnan Governance Research. Skills shortage is a focus of Regnan's research and company ...

Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... "Water security could be a key issue for a number of issues," Adams said. "I wonder how many have identified that as a key risk. If you're not talking to the relevant bodies and authorities and stakeholders, you could miss that. I think that is an interesting ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the short-term behaviour of their agents. The paper cites several ways in which ESG considerations can impact on drivers of risk and return, from climate change's impact on bottom lines and increased costs of carbon regulations, to companies' reliance ...

AGL wins three awards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
AGL has won three awards at the Australian Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Reporting Awards - the top prize of Best Sustainability Report as well as Best Sustainability Reporting of an ASX 50 Company and Best Sustainability Reporting ...