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RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... for the industry to respond to the investment preferences of most Australians," O'Connor said. "We need to step-up engagement and make it easier for members to choose products by providing information that is relevant, trustworthy and accessible." The ...

AMP Capital identifies ESG risks to Australian retailers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... based on their public disclosure as well as through meetings with corporate executives. Carlsson-Sweeny cited employee engagement metrics as one area of focus. "We looked at staff engagement because that can be very closely linked to customer satisfaction," ...

CDP calls for corporate stewardship to manage water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... operate." CDP called on companies to engage in water stewardship with activities that that includes targets for community engagement, supply chain management, watershed management, transparency and public policy. Only a small minority identify actions ...

PRI launches new reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... implementation of the PRI's six principles across a wider range of asset classes and investment activities, including voting and engagement; manager selection, appointment and monitoring; and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... mitigation. We see that it's very much about protecting and enhancing reputation, improving relationships, employee engagement, retaining customers - it drives really constructive stakeholder relationships. We have an open approach with working with ...

Dow Jones, RobecoSAM issue 2013 DJSI indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... RobecoSAM. "They enable investors to integrate sustainability into their portfolios and at the same time they provide an engagement platform that encourages companies to adopt sustainable best practices. We encourage active participation in our Corporate ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... and 21% for retail. The GRESB report also noted that continuous monitoring of resource consumption and stakeholder engagement are important contributors to increasing data collection and improving building performance. "Regarding stakeholder engagement ...

Corporates should look beyond CSR to creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Opportunity International Australia Integrating social programs is increasingly accepted as a way of improving employee engagement and morale as well improving reputational outcomes, said Robert Dunn, CEO of Opportunity International Australia. Opportunity ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Boards of listed companies are more proactively seeking out meetings with active investors and engagement organisations, and in an unanticipated benefit of the impact of the two strikes rule, engagement specialists are saying boards are more receptive ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... examined the question of effective communication between boards of listed companies and investors, and how they approach engagement on environmental, social and governance issues. "In this corporate governance report, we say engagement between companies ...