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Q&A with Nelmara Arbex, deputy chief executive, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... parts of companies prepare the same information in the same format. There is a huge universe of freedom that impacts the quality of data, the understanding of data, etc. This, of course, is a point of attack for information users, or NGOs, or people ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... development and acquisitions - were the most strongly rated by both Santos and its stakeholders. Other issues include air quality, community wellbeing, governance and policy and risk management. Santos also reported on how it accomplished its 2011 sustainability ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Reporting Initiative (GRI) Conference on Sustainability and Integrated Reporting that investors need "materiality plus data quality and consistency" when it comes to disclosure of ESG to allow them to make informed investment decisions. Citing research ...

GRI launches format to tag sustainability data in reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... reporters and regulators to exchange sustainability data electronically and inform stakeholders with consistent and high quality information. It can be a major leap in the interactive use of sustainability data and integrating financial and non-financial ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... across environmental, social and governance issues will continue. On the governance side, the long running issues of board quality and independence will continue to matter, perhaps with more urgency as investors consider the predictions for dire macro-economic ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... that executive remuneration will be on the engagement agenda for 2012, but also said that the issue of board director quality will rise up the agenda. "Governance is a live issue," he said. "Executive remuneration will continue, but will also move to ...

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... market, because we tend to hold some reasonably large chunks of companies, we've always had a strong focus on issues and quality management is one of the filters we use before anything can be invested in." For Perpetual, integrating ESG is in line with ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... banks (MDBs), forming a US$12bn market. In October, State Street Global Advisers (SSgA) announced the launch of the High Quality Green Bond strategy, which offers institutional investors a way to direct fixed income investments to climate solutions. ...

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... said ACSI Chief Executive Ann Byrne. "A protest vote will send a clear message from global investors that the current quality of corporate governance and behaviour at News Corp is simply unacceptable. Business-as-usual will entrench a 'governance discount' ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... risk. "When microfinance borrowers are being offered a greater range of products, it raises the dilemma of choice and quality and who is reliable and who isn't," Birgden said. "That flows up to the institutional investors too, because the credit risk ...