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Goodman Group announces DIISR building development win

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... laboratory and office space development for the Australian government's Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in North Ryde, NSW. The building will accommodate approximately 240 staff from three divisions of DIISR: the National ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... (the Institute) and presents five case studies - Blackmores, Intrepid Travel, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Woolworths and World Vision Australia. The organisations found that investing in sustainable business initiatives ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... process. Here, Amanda McCluskey (AM), head of sustainability and responsible investment and Nick Edgerton (NE), manager, ESG research and engagement, discuss with The Sustainability Report their investment process, the way ESG is considered and what ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... organisation to another but also to monitor gender diversity across the industry." Finsia partnered with independent research firm Corporate Analysis Enhanced Responsibility (CAER) to author Promoting gender equity through transparency, a report examining ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Nearly 80% of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by 2050, if supported by public policies, according to a report from over 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Additionally, increasing ...

GRI developing oil and gas sector reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... General Workers 'Unions (ICEM), IndustriEnergi, Norway, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), OEKOM Research AG, Pembina Institute, Petrobras, Programa de Desarrollo y Paz del Magdalena Medio, Pro-Natura, Red Puentes, Rosneft, Shell ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment can vary quite significantly." Sustainability metrics factor within Towers Watson's fund manager research and selection process. While Towers Watson doesn't apply a "sustainability filter" - i.e., including or excluding a fund ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... rate to the need to assure the license to operate and access capital and resources," said Nick Edgerton, manager, ESG research and engagement at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM). "They give good, consistent performance disclosure ...

Australian companies fail on labour reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... third-party checks." The result of Banarra's report has impact on the investor community. Nick Edgerton, manager, ESG research and engagement at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM), noted that sustainability reporting is a key component ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... Sector Development Division Director Ralph Griffiths, Latrobe Institute for Social and Environmental Sustainability's Research Fellow Stephen Muir and Sustainable Investment Research Institute's (SIRIS) Associate Director of Research, Ben Spruzen. "When ...