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New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... identified and both funds are in compliance with relevant policies." In the 2012-2013 financial year, New Forest said it would conduct a review and update of SEMS as part of its continual improvement cycle, including updating asset class guidance to ...

Industry leaders establish Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... St James Ethics Centre, and Clare Payne, consulting fellow, St James Ethics Centre. The BFO's aim is to improve ethical conduct and improve the public's trust in the industry. "We hope that the Banking and Finance oath will strengthen the ethical fibres ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ is a leader both in Australia and internationally for the development, strategy and delivery of financial inclusion and capability programs, according to a third-party review of the bank. According to the review by the Allen Consulting Group, ANZ's ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... revised Principle 3 in the first annual report after 1 January 2011, or by their 2012 report. The ASX commissioned KPMG to conduct an analysis of diversity disclosures made by companies that have a 31 December 2011 year end, which were the first group ...

ESG disclosures relevant to investors' decision-making

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Companies' extra-financial information, such as disclosures on governance and environmental issues, is used by analysts and investors to help analyse and inform investment decisions, according to research conducted by the Global Reporting Initiative ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Institutional investors globally are conducting climate change risk assessments of portfolios, with 26% making changes to their investment strategy or decision-making as a result, according to a Mercer study commissioned by international climate change ...

MSCI launches ESG portfolio analytics tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... BarraOne platforms later this year. MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics satisfies reporting needs for the UN PRI and can be used to conduct internal ESG risk assessment and identify targets for company engagement.

AGL Energy, First Solar granted $130m for solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... provide AU$40.7m under the Education Investment Fund to the University of Queensland and University of New South Wales to conduct related research. The NSW Government has also committed to provide AU$64.9m to the project. In February of this year, the ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
All four of the largest banks in Australia have set formal targets and policies to increase employment of Indigenous Australians, engage with Indigenous communities, and increase Indigenous access to financial products and services. Representatives ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... that companies maintain labour rights protections that are integrated into company culture, delineated as formal codes of conduct, and maintained for all operations." In addition to the low levels of disclosure on labour and human rights policies, the ...