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Sustainable Melbourne Fund invests in Swanston St retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... areas in a building without owning the property and thus don't have the traditional security required by lenders. The SMF board decided to approve the investment, based on the fund's experience in lending to "non-traditional markets for environmental ...

Emerald Club and Premium Wealth Management sign alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Harding-Davis and Melbourne-based adviser of Ethical Investment Services, Michelle Brisbane, will join the Emerald Club's board. "The partnership with Premium has assisted us in that we are really aligning ourselves with a like-minded group," said Justin ...

Australian Ethical appoints Russell for administration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... is attracting funds of all sizes and our business continues to grow." Meanwhile, Australian Ethical also announced that board member Louise Herron is resigning from the board to take up the position of chief executive officer of the Sydney Opera House. ...

Women On Boards and Abacus to develop women leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Women on Boards is partnering with Abacus - Australian Mutuals, the industry body for Australian credit unions, to improve professional development and leadership opportunities for women working in mutuals. Ruth Medd The partnership between Women on ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... the number of women in senior executive positions to x% by 201x; to achieve an x% target of female representation on the Board. KPMG that other examples of measurable objectives included annual reviews of gender remuneration parity, ensuring that potential ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... nine of which are in the ASX200 index. Bennett said that three areas dominated discussions with those companies' boards - board structures, executive compensation and the companies' business practices in developing countries. "We are focused on boards ...

The UpSide interview: Prof. Michael Grubb

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Kimmorley of Professor Michael Grubb on 'What Australia has learned from the mistakes of the EU ETS" Grubb is chair of the board of Climate Strategies and he is a senior research associate at the Faculty of Economics in Cambridge University (half time) ...

Transparency International publishes anti-corruption report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... countries contribute to local governments," said Jermyn Brooks, chair of Transparency International's Business Advisory Board. "Experience has shown that the requirement to report encourages companies to build strong management systems supporting disclosures ...

Accountancy profession a driver of corporate sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... know what we're doing. It's not necessarily transdisciplinary, and integrated reporting doesn't seem to be taking that on board, per se. This is a reporting approach where the accountants will run the show. "I wouldn't take anything away from them, but ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian companies are coming under scrutiny for their management of water risks. Jayne Godfrey The Water Accounting Standards Board (WASB) has developed the Australian Water Accounting Standard (AWAS), which will quantify information about water ...

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UN pension chief joins Northern Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The head of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is taking on a new role at Northern Trust Asset Management.

Podcast: Exploring emerging markets and sustainability

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Pablo Berrutti, senior portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors, discusses emerging market investment opportunities and their main growth drivers.

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Latest modelling from Emmi indicates carbon emissions may plateau within the next two years before gradually declining, signalling the first ever emission stabilisation outside of an economic crisis.

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

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