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Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... focussed on ESG factors that affect investment outcomes and has spoken with companies about the need for responsible supply chain management," Halliday said. "As part of our focus on ESG and the sustainability of business models we stress the provision ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... concentrated solar power plants at 15%. The Climate Bonds Initiative said that criteria for manufacturers in the solar supply chain will follow in the northern hemisphere autumn. "Solar energy seems like a straightforward fixed asset to include in our ...

PRI working group calls for sustainable palm oil commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... The working group will write to plantation owners, refiners, traders, processors, buyers and others in the palm oil supply chain to encourage them to ensure their supply chains are not contributing to this problem. The working group also calls on all ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... (PRI) clearinghouse, said Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at LGS. "When you're looking at issues around the supply chain and emerging markets and what is acceptable in terms of both investment risk and just generally acceptable standards, it can ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... anti-corruption and compliance, and the recent publication of the third ACSI research paper into labour and human rights supply chain policies in ASX-listed consumer staples and consumer discretionary companies. This evolution has manifested in incremental ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Slightly more than a third of Australian consumer staples and consumer discretionary companies have a publicly disclosed supply chain labour and human rights (LHR) policy, and none of them have board oversight of LHR issues, according to research from ...

CDP extends partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Solutions (FCS) to Australia, New Zealand, the Nordics and Benelux regions and India, bring extended services measuring supply chain carbon management and sustainability scoring to those countries. FCS is the scoring partner for CDP's supply chain program ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Fund managers and analysts are reassessing Australian retailer's supply chain management as a result of the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh last month. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The factory collapse, which has left more ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... in terms of the data, and it helps facilitate meaningful and actionable dialogue." Curtis has also experienced the supply chain push for greater action on sustainability, noting that companies around the world and across industries are asking for information ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... caught out. For example, given recent events, all of the consumer discretionary companies might be looking at their supply chain." ACSI is also participating in the ASX consultation process that is reviewing corporate governance guidelines. Byrne said ...