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AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Three Australian superannuation funds have achieved the highest mark of AAA in the 2016 Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP)'s 2016 benchmark index. AODP this week released the 2016 Global Climate 500 Index, which rates the world's 500 biggest asset ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... choices about where they invest internal business value." Corporates may also be adopting SROI because they are becoming more aware that they do have impacts beyond profit and revenue, Woo added. "Part of it is an increase in awareness that organisations ...

Agriculture, food and beverage pose ESG risks: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Companies in Australia's agriculture and food and beverage sectors may see new growth from increased demand in export markets via the new Australia-China free-trade agreement, but investors need to be mindful of potential risks including food safety ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... an impact with areas like the buildings we rent, arrangements with IT outsourcing companies, and so on," he said. "We are aware that there are risks inherent to the supply chain.... See Also: KPMG Australia buys Banarra

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... attributed to feeling overwhelmed by "the complexity of the superannuation process, with many people stating that they were not aware of what companies they are actually invested in.:" Further, the process for switching seemed complex, and the lack of ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... parliament or of a local council, or a candidate or group of candidates, or a third-party campaigner. "We want people to be aware that it is a governance issues and that it is more complex than it looks on the surface," Fox said. "If companies start ...

Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Nordea Asset Management has joined the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) as the initiative works to publish its first pilot benchmark this year. CHRB has developed draft indicators that will be used to rank companies on their human rights performance. ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... at the University Technology Sydney Centre for Corporate Governance. "... Corporate governance people are becoming more aware and more interested in challenging the social norm of shareholder primacy and maximising profit, the big theme around long termism ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Fund manager Australian Ethical Investment funds under management grew by 13% in the fourth quarter of 2015, off the back of investment returns and net inflows. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical reported ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... sector was the inclusion of carbon markets, or the ability to have ultimately a global carbon market," she said. "You may be aware that there are already market mechanisms put in place under the Kyoto Protocol. What we've now got under the agreement ...