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Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... still constitute the majority of issuance. Ceci pointed to a 20-year IFC green bond purchased by a Peruvian insurance company, denominated in Peruvian soles, as one example.

Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... government has a role to play here with social policy." There is nothing in corporations law that explicitly prohibits company directors from considering wider stakeholder concerns, Black noted. "What's clear to me right now is that corporations law ...

oekom research: ESG ratings improve bond performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... mainstream benchmark. "It is clear that a better sustainability performance and thus a better sustainability rating for a company go hand in hand with a higher equity ratio," said Robert HaBler, CEO of oekom research. "The portfolios of investors who ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... relative to its total scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions in 2014. Largest absolute carbon reduction went to Rio Tinto, with the company reporting a 4,620,110 metric tons CO 2 -e reduction in its total Scope 1 and 2 emissions from CDP 2013 to CDP 2014. Kathmandu ...

Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... detailed understanding." Commonly, anti-corruption and bribery policies would be overseen by the audit and risk function of a company, Gill noted. "In most organisations, it would be audit and risk," he said. "It's a risk faced by a business, and if ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation fund said. The threshold for the "high carbon sensitive" negative screen has been set at a minimum of one third of company revenue, LGS said. "This will result in divestment of approximately AU$25 million in companies involved in the manufacture ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... of that action and that community and show we're a genuine player in the space." Bendigo Bank is a shareholder in the company, and Simon Holmes a Court one of the financial backers of the fund as well. Future Super's trustee is the Trust Company, and ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... management is managing those risks? They want to talk to them about board composition, and how they are future-proofing the company? Shareholders and share owners have a very different perspective, and they're both valid and they're both legitimate." ...

KPMG: top global miners make $1.2bn in social investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... assessing if the projects are achieving what they want them to achieve." Of the 10 companies KPMG surveyed for the study, one company reported quantified outcomes and four companies published a detailed social investment strategy. Only one of the 10 ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... SEFA has allocated "over AU$500,000" to each of the three projects, said Ben Gales, SEFA CEO. MiHaven is a construction company that trains "indigenous people to build affordable but attractive and durable cyclone rated housing and providing the systems ...