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Westpac admits it didn't take FoFA seriously

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... controls and record-keeping to police fee-for-no-service advice. The admission was made in the bank's annual sustainability report released today, stating: "We are now going back through all of these files to ensure that our planner's records show that ...

ESG reporting strong through 2017: ACSI

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
Almost all ASX200 companies disclosed environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy frameworks and sustainability targets in 2017, according to the latest Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) report. ACSI's annual review of corporate ...

Diversity leads growth manager in new direction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
A revamped ESG investment model at an Australian asset manager is turning conversations where large companies now approach the firm for advice on corporate sustainability reporting. In 2016, Platypus Asset Management decided to rebuild its ESG investment ...

AMP flags new practice management platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
In its 2018 Sustainability Report, AMP said it was investing in a practice management tool as part of its Goals 360 advice platform. The tool will be built on the Salesforce platform and integrates customer relationship management, operational reporting ...

Industry fund chases insurance giant on climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... history, with an increased volume of natural disasters costing about US$330 billion. In its most recent sustainability report, QBE's only reference to climate risk was to confirm it is reviewing its readiness to disclose on the matter. LGS' head of sustainability ...

Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... reporting according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. In its 10th annual corporate sustainability report, which assesses the level of sustainability disclosure by ASX200 companies, ACSI found 86% of banks were rated as "leading" ...

NAB reduces fossil fuel exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
NAB's new corporate sustainability report positions the bank as the national leader in environmental, social and governance commitments. The 2016 Dig Deeper report promises a material decrease in the use of fossil fuel-based energy and a corresponding ...

NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is implementing a four-pronged climate change strategy across its entire NZ$30 billion investment portfolio. Representing a fundamental shift for the fund and the industry, NZ Super will reduce its carbon investment ...

Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Seventy-one cents in every dollar invested in the ASX200 belongs to companies demonstrating "leading" standards when it comes to environmental, social and governance reporting. This is one of several key findings by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

New how-to guide for ESG reporting

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
The Financial Services Council and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors believe 13% of ASX 200 companies currently fail to provide meaningful information on sustainability factors and a further 17% provide only basic information. In turn ...