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Big data, ESG ratings can combine to unlock investment return: TruValue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... labour, for example, how do you find refines X or Y, and do that on an industry wide level," he said. The algorithm tags material ESG issues relevant to an industry and individual companies, and refines the process through wider and wider data pools. ...

Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... model to explore how ESG factors affect sovereign debt portfolios. Insight Investment believes that ESG factors can be material, but "the tools to identify and consider those risks are not well established and can be difficult to integrate within existing ...

Companies engage with material human rights issues: BCSD Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... two thirds of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) member organisations consider human rights material, but only 23% of companies mention a specific human rights strategy in their sustainability reports. Andrew Petersen, CEO ...

Lawsuit against ExxonMobil heightens Australian directors climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... reporting, CCLI said. The claim also alleges that in response to investor demands for scenario analysis, ExxonMobil made material misstatements with its representations that it faced little or no risk of stranded assets under a 'two-degree scenario'. ...

The pros and cons of using ESG signals in shorting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Share Fund. That fund excludes companies we think aren't meeting minimum ESG hurdles, as well as companies with material exposure to controversial sectors like alcohol, tobacco and gambling. We use our proprietary ESG research to establish ...

A4S to address sustainability, disclosure at World Congress of Accountants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
The Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) initiative will press the case for greater engagement around sustainability and the impact of environmental, social and economic issues on financial outcomes at the 20 th World Congress of Accountants ...

Diverse boards can provide "profitability moat" to future returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... extraordinary items. "AXA IM is firmly of the view that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors such as diversity are material economic indicators and Rosenberg Equities is using diversity data to improve its own earnings forecasts", said ...

ASIC report finds 17% of ASX300 identify climate as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... and across 15,000 annual reports. "Of the 60 listed companies in our ASX 300 sample, 17% identified climate risk as a material risk to their business," ASIC said. "While most of the reviewed ASX 100 entities had considered climate risk to the company's ...

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 ...