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BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The "glacial" rate of increase in the number of women appointed to ASX200 boards coupled with the fact that nearly 19% of companies failed to meet basic disclosure requirements on diversity policies means that Australia could face the imposition of ...

Two directors stepping down at Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment will be filling two directors' roles. Andre Morony has advised that he will not seek re-election when his term as a director expires at the conclusion of this year's annual general meeting, which will be held on 20 November. ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Christian Super has made an allocation to microinsurance by investing in LeapFrog Investments. Simba Marekera, policy analyst, Christian Super The AU$720 million superannuation fund made the allocation in early July, said Peter Murphy, Christian Super ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a proposal to bring forward the start of the floating emissions trading scheme (ETS) to 1 July 2014. The proposal would end the fixed price on carbon a year early and catalyse liable entities to organise their ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has signed the Investor Statement on Bangladesh, joining more than 190 shareholders and investors which are calling on brands and retailers to implement the core labour standard of the International Labor Organisation (ILO). ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Responsible investment portfolios in Australia managed AU$152 billion or 16% of total assets under management last year, and core responsible investment funds are outperforming the benchmark of mainstream funds, according to the Responsible Investment ...

ACCA: Rio+20 corporate sustainability commitments "too weak"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The corporate sustainability commitments outlined in the Rio+20 2012 outcome document are too weak and represent a missed opportunity to catalyse corporate action, according to a new report from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). ...

Greenfleet registers two Carbon Farming Initiative projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Greenfleet, a reforestation not-for-profit, has had two of its reforestation projects registered under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI). Greenfleet used the CFI's Sequestration: Quantifying Carbon Sequestration by Permanent Environmental Plantings ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
An increasing number of investors have recognised that environmental, social and governance risks matter, one of the biggest changes that Ann Byrne has seen in her five years as chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...

Report: majority of businesses prefer floating carbon price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian businesses would prefer to see a floating price emissions trading scheme as opposed to the current fixed price regime, according to a survey by Businesses for a Clean Economy. Jennifer Lauber-Patterson Businesses for a Clean ...