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PRI signatories develop farmland principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
A group of institutional investors have developed and launched the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in Farmland, which seek to improve the sustainability, transparency and accountability of investments in farmland. The five principles provide ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Wholesale distribution and marketing company Metcash has tested its newly implemented sustainable supply chain management program by dropping Solaris Paper because of concerns its parent company Asia Pulp and Paper is foresting in Indonesian native ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... our retail properties." LGS is in the process of retrofitting its property at 76 Berry Street in North Sydney to 6-star standard without the use of green power. The retrofit will include a tri-generation system, the fund said. "LGS has a number of years ...

Disclosing sustainability risks, engaging stakeholders vital to corporate interests

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... criteria. The Water Accounting Standards Board (WASB) is in the process of developing the Australian Water Accounting Standard (AWAS), which will quantify information about water, rights and other claims to water, and obligations against water. The water ...

James Thier retires from Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... and watched Hunter Hall concluded that this is probably a market that' s a real market, with a differentiation from the standard sorts of things, and worth looking at. I think probably some of the big changes came with the late 2000s as well with the ...

Sensis certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... certified as carbon neutral for its print and online directories under the Australian Government's National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The certification recognises Sensis' carbon offset programs to manage the environmental footprint of both Sensis' ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
In September, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will release its second survey assessing the environmental and social performance of public and private real estate investments. GRESB will be used by institutional investors to engage ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have launched their ESG Reporting Guide for Australian Companies, a framework for assisting companies in identifying and reporting their ESG risks. FSC ...

Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... basically there are at least two economies - the skilled economy is doing fine, the unskilled/unemployed have seen their standard of living falling and they now have a lower standard of living than their parents did. Increased income and wealth inequality ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Chartered Secretaries of Australia (CSA) have advised the European Commission (EC) to adopt a "comply or explain" principles-based approach to corporate governance. CSA is responding to a green paper on corporate governance codes published by the commission ...