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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 ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Everything". The strategy encompasses four areas of focus: smarter thinking - creating "a smart portfolio by 2020"; shaping the future of place - creating a framework for the future of place by 2015; re-imagining resources - to be net positive by 2030 ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... depending on their strategies and policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. The recently launched Future Super is operating under the investment policy of zero investments in fossil fuels. The fund launched a month ago and was founded ...

Climate Bond Standard to establish water investment criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... close to US$8.606 trillion. "This presents a huge opportunity to tackle the global water challenge, however managing our future water needs is, in effect, the climate adaptation challenge," Lamb said. "CDP views the development of the Climate Bond Standard ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Regulations and legislation are changing the way companies and asset owners report on carbon emissions and exposures to future carbon emission liabilities, and more than 30 countries have a price on carbon emission, said Michael Salvatico, Vice President ...

bankmecu MD discusses integrated reporting implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... stakeholders about how the mutual bank created value over the short, medium and longer term and noted that the focus on future value generation also made for a compelling presentation of the annual report. However, he noted that while in the panel, there ...

202020 Vision makes business case for urban green

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... looking at what are the positive benefits in investing, implications and benefits for buildings and how to plan for the future of the cities, right through to the other elements such as biodiversity, climate change, and the important sustainability aspects ...