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CDP: water a substantial risk to ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... inhabited continent on earth, and the water impacts of climate change are likely to be more severe than other countries," said James Day, CDP's director - Australia and New Zealand. "Australian company performance should be stronger and more rigorous ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... group of dissenting shareholders, including Timothy Xirakis, former head of client relationships at Australian Ethical, and James Thier, a founding director of Australian Ethical, will seek to replace the board with a new slate including Xirakis, Thier ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... The group of shareholders, which include Timothy Xirakis, former head of client relationships at Australian Ethical, and James Thier, a founding director of Australian Ethical, will seek to replace the board with a new slate including Xirakis, Thier ...

Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining names director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... and Natural Resources. He has also served as director of the Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security at UVM's James Jeffords Center for Policy Research. He is also an adjunct faculty of Brown University's Watson Institute for International ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... projects were funded under the Biochar Capacity Building Program, a part of the Government's Carbon Farming Initiative. James Cook University was granted AU143,079 for a project to quantify the stable content of biochar from common feedstock types, leading ...

QIC selects Molpus Woodlands Group for timber mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... investment partner, with the timberland specialist purchasing approximately 42,000 acres of timberland on QIC's behalf. James Dick, QIC head of alternative investments The AU$63.5bn institutional investment manager invests in timberland because of the ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
James Gifford is the executive director of the UNPRI. He is currently in Australia and met with The Sustainability Report to talk about PRI's progress, its future plans, the challenges to implementing responsible investment (RI,) and how PRI can assist ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... risk management, good governance and enhanced transparency, all of which are necessary to protect long-term returns," said James Gifford, executive director of the PRI. "Companies need to understand this if they want to attract capital." UNGC has previously ...

Investors to call on ERSB to investigate carbon asset risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Aviva Investors London and Global Investment Solutions, Ben Caldecott, head of policy, advisory, Climate Change Capital, James Cameron, founder and vice-chairman, Climate Change Capital, and Zac Goldsmith, member of Parliament, as well as academics and ...

Australian Ethical names new chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
David Macri has been named Australian Ethical's new chief investment officer, while outgoing CIO James Jordan has decided to return to his career in the Australian public service. Macri was hired by Australian Ethical in 2009 as an equities analyst ...