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MSCI launches MSCI ESG DataMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... use and lost-time injury rates; indicators on business and geographic risk exposure; policies, systems, and targets; and seven years of historical data on ESG ratings and scores. MSCI says there are comprehensive cross-industry metrics, to permit users ...

ACSI: ASX100 boards more diverse in gender, background

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... 55 new entrants to ASX100 non-executive directorship roles in 2012, 23 are former executives, 14 are current executives, seven are law/accounting partners, six are substantial shareholder reps, three are former politicians and two are former public servants. ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... aggregate information on 49,000 properties around the world. Organisations respond to a 42-question survey, divided into seven sustainability aspects. The score for each aspect generates a total GRESB score on a scale of 1 to 100. The total GRESB score ...

EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... international context as well, EY said. EY noted that the USA has announced new rules to cut carbon pollution, China is implementing seven pilot emission trading schemes commencing later this year and has announced an intention to a national trading ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... highly at 3.23. Also of note were questions in which investors selected "no opinion" - the report noted that there were seven questions out of the 17 where more than 10 %, which ACSI/Ownership Matters said may reflect a genuine "no opinion" or could ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... that manage water strategically are better financial performers, according to a report from CDP and Eurizon Capital. Fifty-seven of the largest metals and mining companies in the Global 500 that operate in water-stressed markets received a questionnaire ...

Mandatory GHG disclosures for British listed companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will have to report greenhouse gas emissions in their strategic or directors reports, after the British parliament amended its Companies Act 2006. From October, all companies quoted on the LSE and ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... optimisation and environmental investment opportunities." The resulting portfolios were analysed over five, and where possible, seven year time horizons. "The results show that removing the fossil fuel sector in its entirety and replacing it with 'fossil ...

HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... of climate-themed bonds was US$74 billion last year. HSBC screened more than 10,000 bonds from 2,300 corporations against seven low-carbon, climate resilient themes - transport, energy, finance, buildings and industry, agriculture and forestry and waste ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... about where the money is invested." Earlier this year, Australian Ethical commissioned market research demonstrating that seven out of ten Australians have identified looking after their finances as a top priority for 2013, and a majority say that it ...