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ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Although ESG research on the transport sector has focused more on environmental factors, AMP Capital Investors says social and governance risks also impact on short-term earnings and share price. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny There are three key risks to the ...

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... oil become RSPO members and develop "time-bound action plans to move to sustainable palm oil supplies", conduct further research on palm oil flows into Australia, and explore the possibility of sustainable palm oil projects in the region. "Ensuring that ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... become a meaningful reality as part of our system. For a start, there's a distinct lack of intermediaries, and proper research. To date there has been a lack of institutional quality investment opportunities and so it's been hard to prove this idea ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will this year create a global responsible investment committee (GRIC) and an ESG risks committee to assess ESG risk exposures across asset classes. GRIC will be chaired by CEO Mark Lazberger, CFSGAM ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... superannuation and shareholder funds will be wasted in assets linked to unburnable carbon," said James Leaton, Carbon Tracker research director. "The fundamentals of demand and price show that investors around the world could get caught in a carbon bubble ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... culture unused to volatility and disruption," according to a report carried out for the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF). Gareth Johnston, co-founder Future Ready The research, which was funded by NCCARF and carried out by ...

GRESB hires new head of Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... of roles with Jones Lang LaSalle - he was associate director in the strategic consultancy department and was head of research at Jones Lang LaSalle in the Netherlands, focused on identifying sustainability best of real estate assets. He holds masters ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... report. "In other words, for every dollar invested in the program, $2.68 in social and economic value is created." The CIS research also shows that StepUP loan clients feel more financially literate and confident in managing their finances. The Department ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... world to the risks of physical climate change rather than the devaluation of fossil fuel reserves. According to Citi's research, 14.1% of the ASX200 market capitalisation relates to fossil fuels overall - with 7.7% of the ASX200 market capitalisation ...

SIRIS placed into administration, company confirms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Independent sustainability research firm the Sustainable Investment Research Institute (SIRIS) has been put administration, the company confirms. "We've been trying for about 18 months to find what we've referred to as a strategic investor, where what ...