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More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... supply chain, meaning that improved management and governance in this area needs to be addressed. "The surprising increase in Asia Pacific CR reporting, means that for Australia to maintain a leading position, there is still much to do in relation to ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Infrastructure and urban and agriculture property assets expose investors to both the risks and the opportunities of climate change and other macro-economic challenges. By investing in companies and projects that actively measure and manage the risks ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... published a set of Global Stewardship Principles for its funds management business. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM The Global Stewardship Principles are compliant with current disclosure requirements for the UK and ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... companies take a more strategic perspective on supply chain, because they compete with larger retailers for factory space in Asia, and by building strong and long relationships they can establish trust, which is win/win. They are looking to the day when ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has made five-year corporate responsibility commitments in its 2013 annual review, a departure from previous practice of setting annual sustainability targets. Graphic courtesy NAB The Wealth of Opportunity strategy is ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... baselines will be set, and the reporting will need to be tweaked to meet new compliance standards," said Mathew Nelson, EY's Asia Pacific managing partner climate change and sustainability services. "In general terms, the focus is on the rules of the ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Disclosure Project, will be a representative for the investment institutions constituency, and Keogh, head of sustainability - Asia Pacific and Australia, will be a representative for the business enterprise constituency. Their term will run from 2014 ...

Video Panel: Integrating ESG in Fixed Income Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... AMP Capital, head of ESG, Managing Director's Office, Michael Salvatico, MSCI ESG Research, vice president, client coverage Asia, and Norman Tweeboom, Barclays, head of index, portfolio and risk solutions - Asia. This video is an edited version of the ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... at Deutsche Bank. Roberto de Ocampo, OBE, is founding partner of Centennial Group International and chairman of Centennial Asia Advisors. He is formerly president of the Asian Institute of Management and served as secretary of finance of the Philippines ...

NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank is launching a communication strategy to talk about corporate responsibility to both internal and external stakeholders, shareholders and customers. said Paula Benson, general manager, corporate responsibility, NAB The strategy ...