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Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... similarities exceed the differences," said GRI Director Services Asthildur Hjaltadottir. "By conducting stakeholder engagement as outlined in the GRI Guidelines reporters can communicate effectively to investors as well as their other stakeholder groups." ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... according to the report. The second most prominent strategy is ESG integration, affecting US$12.9 trillion, while corporate engagement and shareholder actions is the third most prominent strategy globally, affecting US$7.0 trillion, according to the ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... comprising 30% of all ASX200 company boards within the next three years. ACSI will make the initiative a priority for its engagement with ASX200 boards this year, and will focus on companies without one woman director. "ACSI's motivation to act in this ...

Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... implementation of the fund's strategy for responsible investing and active ownership as well as a range of other duties around engagement, monitoring and evaluation of the GEPF's investee companies ESG compliance. He also had responsibility for GEPF's ...

CBRE commits to increasing green space in Australia, NZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... offices, CBRE said. CBRE will track the impact that increased green space has on rates of absenteeism and employee engagement and will also test air quality in the offices. CBRE is partner in the 202020 Vision, a not-for-profit collaborative initiated ...

Diversity Council Australia urges employer action in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... and inclusion policies and strategies. Annese highlighted the need increased focus on flexible working as one area of engagement that can influence other patterns that lead to increased diversity and a particular source of concentration for DCA in 2015. ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... stakeholders, externally, with governments, regulators and, with the companies in which they are invested. "We think engagement is a fundamental part of the ESG risk toolkit" Hartnett said. "... Our role as a long term provider of capital is influential ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Norms-based screening 4. Integration of ESG factors 5. Sustainability themed investing 6. Impact investing 7. Corporate engagement and shareholder action," according to the report. The ASrIA report found that ESG integration is "the most commonly adopted ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... managing those risks, he said. However, AMP Capital is able to elicit more information on those strategies in face to face engagement, Carlsson-Sweeny added. "Ultimately what I want to see is that companies are planning ahead," he said. "It's hard to ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Whitaker noted that these changes did not factor into the reporting of ASX50 companies in 2013, and said that ongoing engagement with companies would focus on defining risk and materiality. "There is some significant work to be done around what is sustainability ...