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Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... devalued is highly dependent on how international policy is implemented, the type of fossil fuels in question, and the time horizon of new projects. "The bottom line point is that this is a moral point," he said. "There's also this double message that ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... devalued is highly dependent on how international policy is implemented, the type of fossil fuels in question, and the time horizon of new projects. Carbon Tracker recently published analysis that posited that in order to have an 80% of achieving that ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... in a carbon constrained world, but the risk is not evenly distributed across all resources or across a long term time horizon, according to a report by Citi. Elaine Prior Citi analysts examined the implications for ASX200 companies that are exposed to ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... are factored into the investment process. When you think about the more positive ratings, their impact on the investment horizon is, tends to be a longer term impact." Further, the way that the researchers approached the task, by using three different ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... management, and corporate initiatives on social and environment issues have been relatively strongly supported. On the horizon, however, lies a brick wall stop to Australia's impressive income growth. All the signs are that a strong corporate sustainability ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... in the superannuation industry 20 years ago was to provide for the retirement benefits or of members over a long term horizon. What we're now learning is that it takes a lot more than simple financial investment and management skills because the economic ...

Low Carbon Australia finances stadium lighting upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... statement. Low 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 ...

Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... area touched upon by the research is the need to align fund managers with sustainability outcomes by negotiating long-horizon performance fee arrangements, which is a relative rarity in the market in Australia. "I gave a speech on sustainability six ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... petroleum, power generation, and low-emissions technology businesses. He is currently a director of Geodynamics Limited, Horizon Oil Limited and a member of Engineering and Energy Advisory Boards at Adelaide and Melbourne Universities. The CEFC will ...

Integrated reporting a tool to telling value creation story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... management's plans, external issues and opportunities; and the long-term value of the business "beyond its detailed operating-horizon", which KPMG identifies as game-changing opportunities and threats. Integrated reporting is designed as a tool for investors. ...