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Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... learning institution, Connor noted. "The same principle is at the core they are managing funds for beneficiaries in the future," Connor said. "[W]e think there should be a higher standard of transparency because they are charities and people aren't giving ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... and economic context more broadly. In our State of CSR report last year, the key things that people said will happen in future will be integration, innovation, and mainstreaming. I think the innovation piece has been poorly understood in Australia until ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... custodian, Northern Trust oversees more than AU$200 billion in assets and is the custodian for asset owners including the Future Fund, CSC, QIC, IAG, ACT Treasury and Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS). "Whilst asset servicing has been the ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... first quarter of 2014. "This bond showcased how proceeds from a bond backed by car leases and loans can be earmarked for future green vehicles," Climate Bond Initiative said. Overall, corporates issued US$12 billion in green bonds, in a range of currencies. ...

GRESB appoints two non-executive directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets. He also serves on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Future of Real Estate and Urbanization and as a board member of the American Council on Capital Formation. Fedrizzi is the CEO ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice issues. Future Fund hires new head of ESG risk management The Future Fund has hired appointed Joel Posters as its new head of environmental ...

Diversity Council Australia urges employer action in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... "leaders and emerging leaders" from Asian cultural backgrounds working in Australia for Cracking the Cultural Ceiling: Future Proofing Your Business in the Asian Century. The report finds that Asian-Australians represent 9.3% of the Australian labour ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... the agenda of an asset owner. That agenda is distinct from other agents in the investment cycle, as it is around being future looking and incorporating broader spectrum of investment risks and opportunities." That particular function of superannuation ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
ASX50 companies are identifying sustainability-related megaforces that will impact their businesses' future, but most companies focus on tactical rather than strategic responses to those megatrends, according to a report from the Global Reporting Initiative ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... minister in the previous Labor government, Combet played a central role in the development and passage of the Clean Energy Future legislation which brought in the carbon price at AU$23/tonne. Combet said that regulation of carbon emissions is more expensive ...