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Regnan appoint Amanda Wilson managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) into mainstream decision making. "One of our focuses is on carbon, and making sure that the risk exposure to the uncertain regulatory regime is understood," she said. "A second focus is on diversity - not just ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... sell the building. On the other hand, the downside is that investing in a building that's inefficient there is the downside risk of lower growth." While higher standards for new buildings ensure developments with energy, waste and water savings metrics ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the last four years, our research in sustainability reporting has shown that while many companies have made progress on ESG risk reporting, most still struggle to grasp the concept of ESG risk exposure, how to measure it and how to manage it," said Ann ...

Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... urbanization is good." The other issue that Hodgson is thinking about is the imbalances in the global economic system and the social risk that that can pose. "One of my hobby horses is that there are imbalances everywhere," he said. "Imbalances cause ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon liabilities and fails to pay the shortfall penalty, then the operator will pay that penalty. This is an additional risk to the operator," Anderson said. "Another issue to be aware of is that only liable entities can surrender carbon permits to ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... and fast rule for the number of directorships that can be held simultaneously, the concern over the potential governance risk of having over committed directors has led institutional investors to flag it as an issue when engaging with board chairs. The ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... a stronger international financial system. Corporate governance is one means to curb harmful short termism and excessive risk-taking." In the paper, the commission examined the efficacy of using an if not-why not approach to corporate disclosures and ...

Sustainability a key theme for investor awareness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... senior investment consultant and head of client consulting, Australia. The group focuses on long-term trends that will shape risk and return strategies for clients. Hodgson will be visiting Australia in the first week of August to meet with Australian ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... industry serve as a stark example that companies and investors must be aware of the social component to ESG analysis for risk and return, because failing to appreciate the impact of social risk may result in unexpected and unwanted financial impacts. ...

ANZ files report for United Nations Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Taiwan. The bank reported that they have also installed systems to identify and manage human rights impacts. ANZ's Reputation Risk Committee plays a role in enabling fast and effective identification and remediation of any human rights issues in business ...