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ACCR files resolution to Qantas AGM over deportations and removals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... system as well." There is also potential brand damage as well, O'Brien said. "Obviously for a company whose brand is so material to its value, those things are significant business risks to Qantas," she said. "It's hard to think of an activity that's ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... increasingly focusing their attention on social sustainability," Langbroek said. "The latter has resulted in more awareness on material social topics such as modern slavery, health and well-being, and community impact." This year, 903 property companies ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
A coalition of more than 80 US-based grassroots organisations are protesting US President Donald Trump's policy of immigrant detention through a campaign targeting banks JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo for providing debt financing for two for-profit ...

GRI, UN Global Compact release guide to measure, report on SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... easiest to report on, but rather encourages companies to focus on what accounts for the highest priorities and what is material for their business. "By reporting on actions, contributions and impact towards the Sustainable Development Goals, businesses ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... financial return. "What it means for us at Regnan is that our combination of research, which looks at the stock, looks at the material ESG to that stock, and engagement with that corporate to improve their disclosures or improve their management of those ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Australian companies continue to improve their sustainability reporting, with focus on environmental issues such as climate change and water, however there are still laggards that are not reporting sufficiently or at all on sustainability issues, according ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Few active equity managers in Japan appear to be addressing wider sustainability concerns such as carbon emissions in a material way. That small minority essentially comprised the larger global asset managers with a more international clientele - the ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... economy." The 61 additional companies were added to the initial focus list because participants believe the companies are "material to their investment portfolios and have either a significant opportunity to drive the clean energy transition at the global ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... is in line with Stewart Investors' long-term investment philosophy and its engagement with investment companies around material ESG issues, said David Gait, managing partner, Stewart Investors. "Increasingly, in the areas like packaging, - if you're ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Alison Atherton, Research Principal at Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney By Alison Atherton, Institute for Sustainable Futures When sustainable ...