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Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... investors, they're looking at listed companies, there is greater recognition that governance issues such as sustainability and ethics have correlation to performance, whether it's direct causation or not, there's strong correlation," he said. "The reasons ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... government allocated AU$400,000 to GRL Focal Point Australia, which was the product of a 2008 agreement between the GRI and The Ethics Centre (formerly the St James Ethics Centre). The Focal Point promotes world's best practice reporting of environmental ...

Vigeo Eiris assesses "ongoing, serious" misconduct cases in global banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... determination of variable remuneration for senior executives in 18 banks (34.6%), performance indicators related to business ethics are observed only in ten banks (19.2%)." The report notes that BNP Paribas, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays disclose ...

Ethical investment a power tool for member engagement: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... engagement with members as well as with invested entities, according to Australian Ethical Investment. Dr Stuart Palmer, head of ethics, Australian Ethical Investments Responsible investments have more than quadrupled over the past three years to $622 ...

Australian Ethical sees record net inflows for June quarter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... a lot thru social media and that works well for us," he said. "We have a hugely engaged network, community, because we invest a lot of time communicating with them, and responding to their queries. Our investors really want to know where their money ...

Pengana selects WHEB Asset Management to manage Hunter Hall Global Deep Green Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... has been employed by the FP WHEB Sustainability Fund since May 2012. "At a high level, increasing trend to align personal ethics to your investment style," said Adam Myers, executive director, Penganga Capital Group. "For many investors, a simple negative ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... climate risk - Credit Suisse maps entities on a spectrum from ethical, to very concerned to concerned to unconcerned to ethics-free, and, referencing the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night, compares stakeholders to the protagonists Viola and Sebastian ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... government allocated AU$400,000 to GRL Focal Point Australia, which was the product of a 2008 agreement between the GRI and The Ethics Centre (formerly the St James Ethics Centre). The Focal Point promotes world's best practice reporting of environmental ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Research providers have been quick to create investment strategies and tools that allow such institutional investors to invest in and measure their exposure to public companies whose products and services help to address major social and environmental ...

AMP Capital to divest from tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... insight into the potential risks and opportunities that may impact the value, performance and reputation of companies we invest in on behalf of our clients. It is consistent with AMP's commitment to building a sustainable future and creating long-term ...