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Climate-related shareholder resolutions put to Rio Tinto, QBE AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... shareholder resolution we are demonstrating as long term strategic investors, as an investor for more than 20-plus years, we are sending a strong signal to the companies that investors see these issues as important from a shareholder perspective." ACCR ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board issues TCFD aligned framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... developments in this field". The Framework can be accessed at cdsb.net/framework. The message that the corporate sector has been sending to voluntary reporting organisations has been heard loud and clear: ensuring alignment and collaboration among the ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... around implementation of the ESG policy, and they're probably quite similar to what other funds have done, things like sending key questions - I hate to say a checklist because I don't think a checklist is going to give you a good outcome - but certainly ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB on "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... financial services industry average in Australia and New Zealand. "There is a growing tide of socially aware consumers who are sending a strong message by demanding ethical and sustainable practices from the businesses they deal with," James said. "Among ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... "Trustees might be put in a position where they say, you know what, the noise is getting louder, the fund membership is sending us a clear message that they don't support this industry and if they're representative of the views of the broader Australian ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... doing to develop middle management," she said. "Some companies are talking about different training courses that they're sending their executive on, and it's given us interesting insights to where they're steering the company strategy and where they ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... a member of ACSI and is a client/shareholder in Regnan, the research and engagement firm that wrote the ACSI report. "Sending a letter off to a company doesn't necessarily mean that we think they're the worst company in this area," Hartnett said. "What ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... just a compliance exercise where you tick the boxes and it's negotiated with stakeholder groups. It is shifting and G4 is sending that message." G4 can be used in standalone sustainability reports, but also can be used to generate material sustainability ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... whenever looking at any factor that's important to materiality - those companies with poor ratings that are improving, that's sending a signal to the market that it's shifted. Even if it came from a low base, the improvement in that factor will be reflected ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... waste. Supermarket waste to landfill makes up 37.6%, and there are no trends offered. This suggests that Woolworths is sending 96,000 tonnes to landfill, somewhat over-shadowing the food diversion highlight. The best retail team The last section of the ...