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FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have launched their ESG Reporting Guide for Australian Companies, a framework for assisting companies in identifying and reporting their ESG risks. FSC ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... have some confidence that the chair has a clear view of the expectations on the board," said Phillip Spathis, Manager - Strategy and Engagement at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), a body representing41 'profit-for-member' superannuation ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Chartered Secretaries of Australia (CSA) have advised the European Commission (EC) to adopt a "comply or explain" principles-based approach to corporate governance. CSA is responding to a green paper on corporate governance codes published by the commission ...

Sustainability a key theme for investor awareness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Group is a global team of ten, with two Australian participants- Tim Unger, senior investment consultant and head of strategy, and Martin Goss, senior investment consultant and head of client consulting, Australia. The group focuses on long-term trends ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... and the more distant general public has long been recognised and enunciated most recently in "Roadmap for the Future" strategy document prepared in 2010," Stockwell said. "At present, while the industry is in crisis management and still not recommenced ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... their infrastructure assets, for example, and how resilient their property assets are." Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist at AMP Capital Investors said in a report this week that "it's hard to see significant asset allocation ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... ESG consultant, and her permanent appointment reflects the firm's desire to further integrate ESG into its investment strategy. Solaris is a style-neutral Australian equities boutique fund manager. The firm, a UNPRI signatory, uses ESG considerations ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... possible to at least collect the data. "Let's start with the fact that chartered accountants have a role to play in business strategy and identifying business risks," Magarey said. "It's part of the role to measure and collect data, regardless if you're ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... by providing information on each of its strategies and how ESG considerations play into investment decisions in each strategy. McCluskey in particular pointed to the credit and fixed interest strategies, which manage US$23.6bn in assets in teams based ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... manage ESG externalities in three ways - active ownership, seeking to influence public policy and using an investment strategy influenced by ESG considerations. In all areas, influence is further magnified if Universal Owners collaborate, Towers Watson ...