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Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... of, for example, companies are putting in external hotlines for whistleblowers to report information, but we don't have any data on their effectiveness, or data about how the whistleblowers feel about them." Effective whistleblowing policies also have ...

Materiality analysis helps define sustainability issues: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... when conducting a materiality analysis and this research helps to clarify their needs. While investors require consistent data on the most material issues, they are also increasingly requiring a greater understanding of how companies connect their sustainability ...

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... a fundamental equities perspectives, can also demonstrate opportunities." Robeco is also exploring the ways in which ESG data can be used as a factoral indicator for quantitative strategies, Lim said. ESG integration is "a mixed picture" across Asia-Pacific ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... have on our portfolio base is a range of beliefs or strategies around ESG and that in turn impacts on how clients use the data and why they're motivated in the first place." MSCI integrates information relating to tax transparency. They are in the process ...

LQRA to deepen verification collaboration with CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... is fast becoming an integral part of global corporate carbon reporting, and LRQA's independent sustainability and climate data verification services lend support to CDP's aim of putting relevant climate information at the heart of business, policy and ...

VicSuper establishes Climate Change Steering Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... well thought out. We want to do this properly." VicSuper is a signatory of the UN backed Montreal Pledge, and has published data on the carbon intensity of their equities portfolio on their website. The information is also included on member benefit ...

Mirvac launches social return on investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... that journey for us. " By establishing a framework, Mirvac can benchmark their SROI against wider community standards, using data such as Australian Bureau of Statistics, for example. "If we look at sense of safety [in our residential developments] ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... investing, professionals are well acquainted with the need to develop comparable, reportable metrics, and are collecting data for interpretation as they go along. Superannuation fund HESTA last year established an AU$30 million Social Impact Investment ...

GRI, CDP publish updated reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... disclosure." GRI believes that future reports from organisations will see a migration away from annual reports to "sustainability data exchange", while focusing on major challenges like climate change and human rights. All of this will be coupled with ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia at the University of Melbourne. It gives a clearer picture of the current status of the impact investment sector using data from both active investors and those that are not yet active in impact investing, but are considering allocations, said ...