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Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... and Murphy said that recent changes to the ASX Corporate Governance Council's recommendations that companies disclose material environmental, economic and social information will improve ESG disclosures by Australian listed companies. Chioatto also cited ...

UCA Funds Management names fossil fuel exclusion stocks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has identified the listed companies that it will exclude from future equities investments, based on its recently announced fossil fuel policy. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO Earlier this year, UCA Fund Management announced ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... ahead of peers internationally, but there is a low response rate. " Disclosing information on water-related risks is of material interest to investors because Australia is the driest inhabited continent. The CDP notes that compared to the Global 500 ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and Mercer have produced a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete steps for integrating climate change ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Incorporating a quality factor overlay into a portfolio that integrates environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics can add "significant excess return" to ESG portfolios, according to Northern Trust. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... [non-financial] disclosures, they came back with the same answers as investors that do - what they said is that the data isn't material, and frequently they said that there is a lot of information out there around in Australia and Europe, but how do ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... listed boards recognise and manage risk. Recommendation 7.4 says "[a] listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to economic, environmental and social sustainability risks and, if it does, how it manages or intends to manage those ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Assessing, managing and reporting on sustainability is a source of strategic and competitive value, a message that accountancy firm Crowe Horwath is spreading to its clients through a series of presentations around the country. "There is an economic ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Given the shift and evolution of the global economy and the activities of businesses and assets as part of that shift, integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into investment practices is both a source of innovation and ...

ASX could include ESG language in new governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Recommendations included ESG guidelines," said Matthew Gibbs, general manager, media and communications at ASX Group. "That material is expected to come into effect on the first of July, with some minor modifications." The ASX Corporate Governance Council's ...