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Global Reporting Initiative to open Manila Office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... work in the region. Later in March, GRI will conduct workshops for more than 100 sustainability reporters across Indonesia, Sri Lanka and The Philippines to build capability. "While much of the world struggles with reduced foreign direct investment (FDI) ...

KPMG Australia launches supplier code of conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
KPMG Australia has launched a supplier code of conduct to engage its first-tier suppliers in promoting lawful, professional and fair practice. Kaushik Sridhar, national manager corporate citizenship, KPMG Australia The code will cover all first-tier ...

GRI, federal government, announce Pacific partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... partnership, which will promote sustainable trade and investment in Australia and in the region, including Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea. The partnership will explore how sustainability reporting can be used to "address challenges ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... of disaggregating the problem down to the member choice with a high growth option, and an [socially responsible investment] SRI option, that you can choose. Maybe it does become a thing where trustees can consider whether for their particular membership ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... good economic and financial risk management, and this should be across all funds, not just some of the funds and providers or SRI options," Connor said. "This should be going to the core of the management of the risks of climate change and fiduciary ...

Funds using custodian to monitor ESG mandates: J.P. Morgan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... clients. This is an ongoing service across local clients." Pryor noted that exposure monitoring has long been used with certain SRI exclusions, but with the data reporting services J.P. Morgan is now introducing, that scrutiny can be brought to finer ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Committee, the CRISA Committee, the Association for Savings and Investment SA (ASISA) Responsible Investment Committee, and the JSE SRI Index Advisory Committee. Bertrand has previously been affiliated with PRI, having spent 18 months as South Africa ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... by mainstream, large institutional investors into their investment processes means that the traditional split of an ethical/SRI niche and everyone else is dwindling, O'Connor said. "These issues are focusing the attention on the larger funds as well," ...

Lonsec: responsible investment equity funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... review covered seven Australian equity and two global equity funds. Lonsec has recognized the Perpetual Wholesale Ethical SRI Fund with its "Highly Recommended" rating, and five funds were assigned a "recommended" rating. Lonsec rates those funds that ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Japan, South Korea etc.), South East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam etc.) and South Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc.)." "We note that the term 'Asian' does not reflect the diversity of countries, ethnicities, languages, religions ...