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Investors demanding better corporate ESG disclosure: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... thirds of respondents to an EY survey said that companies do not adequately disclose material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader Tomorrow's Investment Rules 2.0 is EY's ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Tax planning, payment and transparency are increasingly being seen as both social and governance issues by companies, according to a briefing by KPMG's international tax experts. Greg Wiebe, global head of tax, KPMG The Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

Ausbil Investment Management hire Mans Carlsson-Sweeny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... which has a demonstrated high regard for the principles of active ownership with regard to environmental, social and governance issues," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "The relevance and importance of ESG research continues to grow rapidly and Ausbil is ideally ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds. Brandweiner talks with The Sustainability Report about the fund's approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues as part of the fund's investment process. Richard Brandweiner, CIO, First State Super Q: What is the ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... leading sustainability-driven companies based on RobecoSAM's analysis of financially material environmental, social and governance (ESG factors). Each year, RobecoSAM invites the largest 3,400 companies from developed and emerging markets to take part ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... potentially have a material impact on a fund's financial risk and return," and failure to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) drivers may expose fiduciaries to allegations of failure to act with requisite care, skill and diligence. "While ...

Investors launch GRESB Infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... horizon and the societal impact of infrastructure investment, sustainability and broader environmental, social and governance considerations are critically important for infrastructure investors," said Patrick Kanters, managing director, global real ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... 2014, a 50% increase in on-site renewable energy generation, and a 19% improvement in overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. This year, 707 companies and fund globally participated in GRESB's survey, representing US$2.3 trillion ...

Future Super, Thomson Reuters launch new indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... negative screening to remove direct and indirect fossil fuels and companies with low scores on environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. "When we looked at the market, we couldn't find anything that went where our own customers were going," ...

GRI, federal government, announce Pacific partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... the St James Ethics Centre). The Focal Point promotes world's best practice reporting of environmental, social and governance issues by Australian corporations. Prior to that, the federal government provided AU$2.59 million to the Ethics Centre and the ...