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KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The fragmentation of the agribusiness sector both contributes to and is hampered by the lack of a national food policy framework, which is necessary to promote innovation and differentiation and to ensure the long-term social, environmental and economic ...

IGCC and others launch second global investor survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... exposure, while finding the revenue generating businesses of the new economy are now key investment challenges," Nathan Fabian, CEO of IGCC. "The Global Investor Survey will provide information on where institutional investors are putting their members ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... increasingly recognise that companies in their portfolios can reduce emissions while generating efficiencies," said Paul Simpson, CDP CEO. "Minimising exposure to emissions regulation in Australia, the EU and other markets will also protect their investments ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... investment returns, while also aligning ourselves with our members' environmental and social concerns," said Peter Lambert, CEO at LGS. "The implementation of the new carbon emissions and ESG reporting capability will enable us to better analyse and ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... organisations can use CSR to create value was the dominant theme of break-out conferences on the day. Ash Rosshandler, the CEO of the Karma Currency Foundation, a non-profit organisation that developed "gift vouchers" that can be redeemed as donations ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... company "in connection with work to expand offshore loading facilities for Iraq's crude oil exports." But Duncan Paterson, CEO of independent research firm CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility, said that other companies could uncover similar ...

Ken Henry to speak at ACCSR annual conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... by Allan Hansard, advisor to the Australian government in the Tasmanian Forest Intergovernmental Agreement process, former CEO of the National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI); how CSR can help develop new products and markets, chaired by David ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... difference. "I think that our point is that Australia shouldn't be isolated from the rest of the world," said Nick Armstrong, CEO of COzero, which is both a buyer of offsets for clients, and an originator of offsets through projects in Australia and ...

Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... into their investment processes. "The very nature of superannuation investment is long term," said Russell Thomas, Finsia CEO and managing director. "Superannuation funds are well placed to take advantage of long-term opportunities and to implement ESG ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... GESB's desire to lessen concentration risk by moving away from single-manager based investment options," said GESB Acting-CEO, Larry Rudman. "When GESB first established its discrete socially responsible investment option in 2007, Australian share managers ...