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Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... about 3% of the total cost. Add to the outsourcing equation the risk of longer lead times due to poor infrastructure and quality issues in countries with cheaper labour and "it is a concern that companies continue to see labour cost reductions as the ...

Investors integrating ESG into decisions have "an edge"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... said. "However it's still hard to quantify the impact of these on share prices. Yes, you need to attract and retain high quality staff, but how does that translate into financial ratios? It's less transparent." Another factor in the consideration of ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... efficiencies. Q: What impact have the retrofits had on value? PL: We believe that these are more attractive buildings to find quality tenants given our energy and water efficiency efficiencies and the fact that all these buildings source 100% of their ...

GPT moves into refurbished, greener headquarters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... consulted with employees about requirements and based on the feedback, put attention to lighting, air temperature and quality, amenities, social spaces and privacy, Cameron said.

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... explain already had wide support from regulators, companies and investors, but also said that there is "unsatisfactory" quality of explanation when companies do depart from existing corporate governance code recommendations. The paper notes that according ...

Report: 100 South African companies used GRI in 2010

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... 'red herring'. "We believe that a GRI Compliance score should not be deemed a perfect measure of sustainability reporting quality and/or success," the report said. "Rather, we believe that GRI compliance should be more of a launching pad than an end ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... company to communicate our position and ask for more disclosure. The issue of facilitation payments goes to management quality and the view of the risks to companies that they're exposed to." In a presentation accompanying the release of the report ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... within their investment ratings component, it would not be a significant part of the overall assessment. "We use it as a quality mark for members of the public to be able to identify that they have sustainable practices," he said. "There's no denying ...

MSCI launches 25 new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Index as well as four regional and country indices. "The new MSCI ESG Indices reflect our unique ability to combine high quality ESG research with leading global equity indices," said Remy Briand, global head of index and ESG research at MSCI. "They ...

Deloitte, GRI to develop new program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... The new XBRL taxonomy will enable organizations to tag their sustainability data in reports, which will help improve the quality and integrity of their sustainability performance data. In turn, this should help investors, auditors and other report users ...