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Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... asset classes, while capitalising on investment opportunities to achieve solid returns for our members," said Peter Lambert, CEO of LGS. "We appreciate Hermes' expertise and experience in the area of responsible investment which will be fully utilised ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... down from the 81% 2011. "The highlight was the drop in the number of companies who identify carbon of a risk," Nathan Fabian, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) told The Sustainability Report during CarbonExpo in Melbourne this week. ...

Capturing the upside potential of Australia's carbon market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... plan for a longer term future where buying and selling carbon units and permits is a part of their strategy. Nick Armstrong, CEO COzero "Last year it was a question of is there going to be a price, now it's a question of, what is the price going to be," ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... foresees. "The growth of Asia is going to have profound implications for the way Australia operates," said Duncan Paterson, CEO of CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility. "It'll have applications on demographics and on economic sectors and ...

Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... and fragmentation of responsibility as issues. "Australians are no strangers to extreme weather events," said John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute, in a media statement. "With these events likely to get more frequent and more unpredictable, Australia ...

Low Carbon Australia finances stadium lighting upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Carbon Australia developed a financing package for CCYC to pay the AU$50,000 project cost over a longer time horizon, said CEO Meg McDonald. "[T]hey're paying back the cost of the project over five years through the savings they have made on their energy ...

CDP: increased water risk awareness, lagging board response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... 71% reporting this, up from 63% in 2011. "We look to Global 500 companies for examples of leadership," said Paul Simpson, CEO of CDP, in a media statement. "While it is encouraging that their awareness of the commercial risks and opportunities associated ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... basis for the years 2009-2012, whereas cheap companies with the worst board scores returned -0.3%. "Take a board where the CEO effectively controls the board, or where directors don't seem to have the right skill set, or a board where the company's sales ...

Local Government Super wins property sustainability award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... in a way that has the potential to revolutionise how owners and managers retrofit their buildings in the future," said LGS CEO Peter Lambert in a media statement. "These building upgrades significantly reduce energy consumption across our property portfolio ...

SEFA: developing sustainable loan portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... founded in 1980 to provide a "bridging function" between the not for profit world and the business world, said Peter Blom, CEO and chairman of the board of management, Triodos Bank, during the discussion. "Thirty years ago, there was really a need for ...