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Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
Woolworths is facing a shareholder resolution asking the company to provide annual disclosure to shareholders on potential and actual human rights impacts in the company's supply chain. Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR The Australasian Centre ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
In the 20 years since the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched, it has reshaped the way sustainability is reported and now that it has transitioned from voluntary guidelines into reporting standards, it could impact more profoundly in the ...

Strong uptick in participation in second GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... significantly improved ESG-performance across all GRESB Aspects of the Asset Assessment. While ESG communication and disclosure practices largely increased in 2017, there is still room for improvement, especially when compared with the higher levels ...

IGCC survey finds institutional investors seeking to increase low-carbon investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... energy efficiency and green investments in real estate through NABERS and Green Star as core frameworks, and mandatory disclosure regulations at property lease and sale "may have also increased awareness of green credentials in this asset class." "With ...

Regnan calls for greater disclosure on human capital management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... corporate value. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Regnan Regnan has issued a report providing guidance to corporates on improving disclosure on issues of material significance related to strategic management of people. Human capital constituties the knowledge, skills ...

Australian companies developing internal carbon price within the next two years: SBA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... disclosed to the CDP and found "some concerns expressed for the integrity of their data and systems. Ahead of improving the disclosure of climate risks and opportunities, the management fundamentals need to be right. Companies need confidence in the ...

Globally, few companies can effectively demonstrate climate risk disclosure: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... note on effective climate change disclosures for listed companies - SSGA's Perspectives on Effective Climate Change Disclosure. The note is based on observations from 240 climate-related engagements with 168 companies over the past four years. SSGA believes ...

Negatively screened funds grow by over 2500% in New Zealand: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... AMP is a big signal with tobacco divestment. Partly it's because with KiwiSaver, there are full portfolio holdings disclosure requirements. You would have noted that ASIC have deferred that to 2019. The path we're going on, and this is something of a ...

Vision Super to hire environmental activist to join Climate Action Team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... world's 500 largest investors for our action on climate change in the 2017 Global Climate Index by the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP), and is ranked by the Responsible Investors Association of Australasia (RIAA) as the fourth largest responsible ...

Responsible Investment assets top $622 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... O'Connor said. "Secondly, the second tier, just below our cut-off criteria, is increasing rapidly. The standard and the disclosure and the reporting by fund managers as to what ESG and RI means to them is stepping up, which is really great. That supports ...