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RobecoSAM launches 2015 assessment for DJSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... marketing at RepRisk. "We believe that dynamic and timely risk information from third-party sources and external stakeholders, such as media, NGOs, and governmental bodies, is a critical component of assessing corporate sustainability. This type of data ...

ASIC issues report on payday lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... income protection rules for Centrelink recipients." The ASIC report comes as a group of eight investors and other stakeholders have discussed plans to engage with ASX-listed payday lenders and goods rental companies in a campaign to improve their lending ...

Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... investors in china about modern approaches to investment." Further, the report encourages greater coordination between stakeholders in the process. "We've proposed setting up an informal coordinating committee of regulators, investors and that's got ...

Mirvac integrates sustainability in "place-making" thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... community and how that's going to impact the quality of their life." Within the research, Mirvac has discovered that stakeholders are also placing more value on "transition zones" - shared spaces between buildings that can be used for multiple purposes ...

Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... and Mercer also surveyed respondents on stakeholder concerns. Overall, approximately 70% of respondents said that stakeholders are concerned about ESG issues in investment decision-making. In Australia/NZ, 55% of respondents said that stakeholder pressure ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors and other stakeholders are planning to engage with ASX-listed payday lenders and goods rental companies in a campaign to improve their lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ...

Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... statement. The Department of Employment conducted a review of the reporting standards and received feedback from stakeholders as part of the review. As part of the changes, organisations will no longer be required to report on separate components of ...

Gordon Hagart to leave ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... bushel, I think," Hagart told The Sustainability Report. "How our team and the work is perceived is important with many stakeholders - the two main ones are the companies we're trying to change and the members who fund us and give us the mandate." Hagart ...

Queensland Investment Corporation joins GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... over a few short years GRESB has become the de facto standard for communicating sustainability performance to key stakeholders," said Will Teichman, director of sustainability at Kimco Realty Corp. "As a member of GRESB, we will engage more deeply with ...

GRI launches Reporting 2025 initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... report. The data collected needs to empower informed decision-making, not just for management but also for other stakeholders. Reporting 2025 will examine how best to bring this about." Nelmara Arbex, GRI chief advisor on innovation in reporting, will ...