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Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Gender Equality Act is a significant requirement on the social side. The report compares Australia to Singapore and South Africa, and finds that Australia's reporting provisions compare - Singapore has 21 reporting provisions relating to ESG, while South ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... have on good stewardship". Stewardship codes are in place in the United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Hong Kong and South Africa. This is the first stewardship code to focus exclusively on the activities of Australian asset owners. The Code is open ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... countries with sugar taxes, and another five or six this year will introduce taxes, including probably the UK and South Africa. That's of huge interest to us, whether it's regulatory changes or changing consumer trends, consumption has been falling." ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... in terms of the average proportion of women in executive positions, developing countries such as Chile (29%) and South Africa (28%) are comparable to European counties including Norway, Sweden and Poland (25%). "I think that the big message here is that ...

Mining sector showing "signs of progress" on emissions management, face continued risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... water stress such as drought and shortages by 2030," CDP said." Major mining regions such as Chile, Australia and South Africa are likely to be the most adversely affected." BHP Billiton ranks second for water resilience, behind Boliden of Sweden. Rio ...

Remerga launches Emerging Markets Sustainable Leaders Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... The fund will offer Australian investors access to a concentrated portfolio of stocks in emerging markets including South Africa, India, Poland, Egypt and Brazil, with stocks selected based on quantitative factors and "deep due diligence" on environmental ...

IIRC to hold comment period to review first three years of Integrated Reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Integrated Reporting around the world, with its implementation already becoming mainstream in countries such as Japan and South Africa. This rapid adoption demonstrates the market view of the International Framework as a ground-breaking and beneficial ...

Principles for Responsible Investment name Matt McAdam Australian head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... indices, equity and fund research businesses over six years, particularly in Middle Eastern emerging markets and in South Africa. He was previously a finance journalist at The Australian Financial Review in Sydney. Matthew holds a Masters in Sustainability ...

Companies exposed to anti-bribery, corruption compliance risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... the UK), 105 from the Asia- Pacific region, 66 respondents in the U.S., 64 from the South American continent, 61 in South Africa, 41 in the UK, and 31 in Mexico. Industries were widely represented: banking comprised 20%, life sciences 12%, manufacturing ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Africa, networks and global outreach. Bertrand joins the PRI from the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) of South Africa, where he worked for four years as environmental, social and governance (ESG) manager. In that role, he was responsible for ...