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CFSGAM reports top quartile performance in UNPRI principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is rated as performing in the top quartile of global investment managers for five of the six UNPRI principles, and the firm has reaffirmed its commitment to leadership in integrating ESG considerations ...

IIGCC calls for reform to EU Emissions Trading Scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... between 2013 and 2020. "The EU ETS was expected to support emission reductions by catalysing innovation and driving investment in low carbon solutions," said Stephanie Pfeiffer, IGCC executive director. "This is not happening.... At under seven euros ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... saying that the expert review panel's conclusions reflected a pragmatic view of the CEFC's role in facilitating private investment into clean energy sector projects. " src="https://rainmaker-s3-media.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/prod/media/library/FS_Sustainability/Website/2012/04/EmmaHerd1.jpg" ...

SAM targets 2,500 companies for sustainability assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
SAM, the responsible investment boutique firm, has sent letters to the 2,500 largest companies in the world to take part in the SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment, the basis for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). The corporate ...

Australian Ethical funds post mixed month for February

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Five of Australian Ethical's managed funds had positive returns for the month of February, but some underperformed their benchmarks and others barely eked out positive returns. Australian Ethical's Smaller Companies Trust had the highest returns for ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... investments, measuring how those investments provide value has also seen a concomitant rise in visibility. Social return on investment (SROI) is a principle that has been in existence for at least a decade, and serves to provide a measure of social ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) will participate in a joint project with other sustainable investment organisations to report on the global scope of sustainable and responsible investment. The "trends report" will provide information ...

GRESB joins forces with GRI to push sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will partner with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a move designed to advance the standardisation of reporting on environmental, social and economic performance in the global real estate ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Earlier in the day at the Ownership Matters conference, Belinda Gibson, deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) noted that according to the results of an ASIC analysis of executive remuneration reports filed to 30 June ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, including the future anticipated costs of carbon emissions, a panel of investment and accounting principles said. But only 36 companies on the ASX200 are considered at "best practice" for ESG reporting ...