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AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The way that retailers manage their environmental, social and governance (ESG) exposures can be a proxy for their management quality, according to research from AMP Capital Investors. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital There are fewer links between individual ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has made five-year corporate responsibility commitments in its 2013 annual review, a departure from previous practice of setting annual sustainability targets. Graphic courtesy NAB The Wealth of Opportunity strategy is ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
The government's proposed Direct Action Plan (DAP) for liable entities to cut carbon emissions will provide real opportunities for businesses to engage in abatement activities, according to analysis by EY. The Liberal coalition government has said its ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Julian Poulter of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project and Amanda Keogh of Fuji Xerox have been appointed to the Global Reporting Initiative's Stakeholder Council. Poulter, executive director of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project, will be a representative ...

Video Panel: Integrating ESG in Fixed Income Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Integrating ESG in Fixed Income Investing from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The Sustainability Report moderated this live panel debate in Sydney covering how to incorporate ESG analysis into the design and oversight of fixed income portfolios ...

GRI names Christianna Wood chairman of board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Christianna Wood has been named the new chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative board, and six directors have been named to the board. Wood takes over from outgoing GRI Chairman Herman Mulder. She is a member of the board of the International Integrated ...

NAB's 'Wealth of Opportunity' a new CSR narrative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank is launching a communication strategy to talk about corporate responsibility to both internal and external stakeholders, shareholders and customers. said Paula Benson, general manager, corporate responsibility, NAB The strategy ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
An increasing number of asset owners see climate change as a material risk and have maintained or strengthened their commitments to addressing climate change in investment activities, according to the results of a global survey of investment practices. ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has announced new partnerships and members as it is evaluating responses to the 2013 survey. IVBN, the association for Dutch institutional investors in the real estate sector, has become a partner. ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The "glacial" rate of increase in the number of women appointed to ASX200 boards coupled with the fact that nearly 19% of companies failed to meet basic disclosure requirements on diversity policies means that Australia could face the imposition of ...