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ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... (GRI) guidances, while "best practice"-rated companies reports according to GRI G3 guidelines, including "reporting to a GRI index and having declared an application level. The reporting could be either internally or externally verified," ACSI said. ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... biological, and depleted uranium weapons. The country and regional indices include the MSCI ACWI ex Controversial Weapons Index, the MSCI World ex Controversial Weapons Index, the MSCI USA ex Controversial Weapons Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets ...

MSCI launches ESG platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... platform. MSCI ESG Impact Monitor covers the MSCI World and will expand to include all companies in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in September 2011. Small-cap coverage in regions including the UK, Australia, Canada and Scandinavia will be added. MSCI ...

Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... can provide powerful tools for mitigating investment risk and generating return. Michael Salvatico For MSCI, the global index, governance and research provider, ESG complements more traditional financial analysis and represents a forward looking series ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... since its 1986 inception. In addition to specialist funds, Australian Ethical has also founded the Climate Advocacy Fund, an index fund that aims to encourage improved corporate performance on climate change issues. Thier talks to The Sustainability ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... 1818 in 2010. Reports registered in the GRI reports list are those that GRI are aware of and that contain a GRI content index. GRI notes that not all sustainability reports are included in their list. "More and more organizations around the world are ...

Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... the principles of the UN Global Compact, the guidance provided in ISO 26000 and the JSE Socially Responsible Investment Index criteria. The organisation should discern which elements of the reporting standards and frameworks will contribute to a meaningful ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... by other entities around the world. AGL is included on the Carbon Disclosure Project's 2010 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI) and the Carbon Performance Leaders list for the ASX 200/ NZX 50. AGL is also ranked on the global Dow Jones Sustainability ...

MSCI developing global Socially Responsible Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... construction MSCI Globally Socially Responsible Indices. The proposed indices would "aim to support the benchmarking and other index related needs of investors who seek to invest in accordance with their values such as religious beliefs, moral standards ...