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RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... upon intangible assets to create value: supply chain management, resource efficiency, product innovation, community reputation and ability to access new markets to name a few. These intangible value drivers now make up the majority of asset value, yet ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... basis point, Kidney noted. But weighing against that cost are the benefits of certification, Kidney said. "There are reputation benefits, there is the benefit of attracting new investors and there is the benefit of having the reputation of being a more ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... environmental impact, product responsibility and supply chain. Out of the 22 issues that were identified by stakeholders, reputation and market positioning, climate change and energy, carbon pricing, waste and water management, engagement with employees ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors will demand explanation for discrepancies between companies' nominated environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles and any divergences in practice in the way that they currently question discrepancies in financial matters ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... sovereign and energy supply risk that means that the industry won't close. The risk is increased regulation and various reputation risks that there are for individual companies." Regnan recently researched four ASX listed companies with coal seam gas ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government has agreed to undertake a pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), with Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson announcing that the government will provide AU$12.7m to support ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... is managed and whether on the corporate side, in some cases, whether there are environmental issues some could go to reputation risk," said Birgden of Mercer. "Some of it is coming from the fixed income providers and shareholders, who both have a shared ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... investigation by the Australian Federal Police, but the scandal, drew severe international condemnation, damaged the reputation of AWB, resulted in several civil cases brought against former directors of AWB by the Australian Securities and Investments ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... diversified sources of return in the context of responsible investment (RI) goals. Helga Birgden But while microfinance's reputation for providing a less correlated source of return while accomplishing social investment aims is growing, financial experts ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... retailers have transformed to brand owners and outsourced manufacturing, their main assets are intangible - brand and reputation - and those assets are vulnerable, such as when Nike was accused in the 1990s of using child labour in its supply chain. ...