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Applying multiple capitals essential to integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... measure all capitals - many of the uses and impact on the capitals are best reported - or can only be reported - in a qualitative, narrative form, the ACCA paper said. 'CFOs and Boards have tended to privilege information which can be quantified, focus ...

Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... with the auditing group and the assurance group on what that could look like," she said. "It's about bridging the qualitative or strategic process of AA1000 with the rigor of a financial audit, because they produce different value processes for a company. ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... incorporate some of those into our reporting." Measuring social and environmental impacts have by and large have been a qualitative process, said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investment, Asia-Pacific at Mercer. "A feature of the various impact ...

NAB Asset Servicing developing ESG overlay tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... monthly report that rates superannuation funds' overall ASX300 holdings "in line with international guidelines using a qualitative scale", Hele said. NAB will partner with as-yet unnamed external providers who will furnish ratings on companies, and NAB ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... and evaluated them for workforce stability, including top management, and a good health and safety record - a mostly qualitative process. "What we're saying with this, looking at employee scores, is it doesn't mean you can't fire someone, but it means ...

Solaris Investment Management augments distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... style-neutral Australian equities boutique fund manager. The firm, a UNPRI signatory, uses ESG considerations as one of its qualitative analysis factors. See Also: Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact Solaris appoint ESG analyst

Integrated reporting a tool to telling value creation story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... early experience has shown several areas for future improvement by reporters to develop best practice - identifying qualitative materiality issues, establishing assurance process, making logical links and flows and other issues. The report also notes ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... are changes that have been made," Birgden said. "There is a lot of work that is done that involves quantitative and qualitative work to arrive at allocations. It's important to note that - it's part of the investment process." Asset owners should be ...

Investor Profile: Five Oceans Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... two broad exclusions we have. Outside of that, it's really on a case by case basis. We've incorporated ESG into our qualitative analysis at the company level. So every time an analyst looks at the stock, they look within the three broad headings and ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... school in order to address the lack of appropriately-skilled people in the workforce, the paper said. AXA IM conducted qualitative interviews with oil and gas experts and with multinational companies. Worryingly for investors, AXA IM found in its research ...