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Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Bribery, corruption, and pushing for increased corporate transparency are themes cited by sustainability and engagement specialists as key themes for 2017. Susheela Peres da Costa, deputy managing director, Regnan - Governance Research & Engagement ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... outlined steps it will take across four areas of the institution - teaching and learning, research, operations and engagement. "The university has recognised that sustainability needs to be a long term strategic matter, so we've built that into the sustainability ...

GRESB appoints Sander Paul van Tongeren as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... supporting Sander Paul's new role and hope to further the broader integration of GRESB into GBCI, to provide ESG data, engagement and services, from asset to portfolio performance. There is immense potential for market transformation through full integration ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... engages with its membership on the topic, Petschler said. "Our role is very much around promoting the recognition and engagement around gender diversity," she said. "We don't have coercive power or regulatory power, but we promote our target and we are ...

Engagement a tool for investment stewardship: RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Active owners can use engagement with invested companies as a tool to overcome market inefficiencies, particularly as relates to environmental, social and governance (ESG) related issues, according to a panel of experts speaking at the Responsible Investment ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... across their entire portfolio. NZ Super has developed a four-part strategy - carbon footprint reduction, analysis, engagement and searching for new investment opportunities. "We have an acronym - reduce, analyse, engage, search," O'Connor said. "Reducing ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... found that 86% of funds have some form of responsible investment, ranging from ESG integration, screening, corporate engagement or sustainability themed investing - across at least one asset class. RIAA surveyed 50 superannuation funds representing industry ...

IGCC, investor groups issue updated guide for oil and gas industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... CEO, IGCC I nvestor Expectations for Oil and Gas Companies: Transition to a Lower Carbon Future is designed to support engagement with the oil and gas sector post-ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement, with a particular focus on how companies are ...

RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... talk about what ESG integration means to a consumer. I think we're a long way from understanding how to do that. As engagement increases, we can highlight the approaches. Equally, we need to start getting more confident about the strong outcomes that ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... they have a preference for fund managers to be active shareholders and positively influencing companies through active engagement. Forty-two percent of the people surveyed said that they believe that "keeping an investment and exercising rights is more ...