CAER Publications

As part of our responsibility to increase the profile of responsible investment, CAER produces a range of research material on environmental, social and governance issues that are available for free download below. Please click on the links below to download our reports. For information on citing material contained in these reports, please call: 02 6201 1900

University Research Reports Using CAER Data

Firm Value and the Quality of Sustainability Reporting in Australia:

• Firm Value and the Quality of Sustainability Reporting in Australia

Commissioned Reports

Oxfam Australia and CAER Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for mining projects - commissioned by Oxfam Australia:

• Oxfam Australia and CAER: The right to decide: company commitments and community consent

Anti-Corruption & Bribery Practices in Corporate Australia - commissioned by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI):

• Anti-Corruption & Bribery Practices in Corporate Australia - A review of exposure to corruption and bribery risk across the S&P/ASX 200

CAER Research

Disclosures on managing human rights risks (Collaboration with Net Balance Foundation and ACCA):

• Net Balance Foundation, ACCA, and CAER: Disclosures on managing human rights risks

Implementing ESG tilts in an Equity Portfolio (Collaboration with Plato Investment Management):

• Plato Investment Management: Implementing ESG tilts in an Equity Portfolio

Equal Opportunities in the Finance Sector (Collaboration with FINSIA):

• FINSIA Release: FINSIA Gender Principles Release

• FINSIA Report: Promoting Gender Equity Through Transparency

Superannuation & Responsible Investment:

• A Call to Arms - Super Funds & ESG (Collaboration with Seacliff Consulting)

Indigenous Rights Risk:

• Indigenous rights, indigenous wrongs: risks for the resource sectors, 2007

Bribery & Corruption Risk:

• As good as we are perceived? A review of the approach to bribery and corruption by New Zealand Business (Collaboration with Transparency International New Zealand)
• A review of Australian business’ approach to Bribery and Corruption, 2006

Sustainability Reporting:

2005: The State of Sustainability Reporting in Australia - Commonwealth of Australia.
2004: The State of Sustainability Reporting in Australia - Commonwealth of Australia.
2003: The State of Public Environmental Reporting in Corporate Australia - Commonwealth of Australia.

Global Research

Climate Change Tracker (Global Research)

2011:
• EIRIS Report: Cool Brands versus Hot Brands?
2010:
• EIRIS Report: Climate Change Tracker: Europe
2009:
• EIRIS Report: Climate Change Compass: The road to Copenhagen
• EIRIS Report: Climate Change Tracker: Asia
2008:
• EIRIS Report: Global study highlights investors' role in tackling Climate Change
• CAER Comparison: EIRIS and CAER research highlights climate change risks and opportunities
• Local data: Comparison of the Global 300 and the ASX 200 on climate change indicators

News & events

Disclosures on managing human rights risks (Collaboration with Net Balance Foundation and ACCA) 21/11/2011

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CAER’s new window on the world! 23/05/2011

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