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Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability rating which is incorporated into the portfolio construction process. The ranking process assesses the impact of the company's operation on metrics such as wellbeing and sustainability of the community and environment in which the company ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... are enough out there in the market," Dow said. "It's one thing to apply those principles to say we won't invest in that company, or to say we will invest in that company, but that's not our mandate. Our mandate is to invest and work with companies which ...

Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... priority." Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics Jantzi cited growth in client base in Australia as one reason behind the company's decision to investigate options for an in-person presence in the country. "We have a great client base here, and it's growing ...

Carnegie Wave Energy installs first CETO 5 unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Department of Defence at Garden Island in Western Australia. It is first grid connected array globally and the first time any company has created a wave farm with multiple wave energy converters to produce electricity and fresh water for Australia's ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... elements, and has a social and environmental side." One of the four areas of focus - being net positive by 2030 - will see the company aim to generate more water and energy than it uses. This year, the company reduced carbon intensity of its office and ...

Mutuals, co-ops have turnover of $104 billion: BCCM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... and almost a quarter of Australia's automotive parts are purchased by the co-operative sector. Australia's largest dairy company is a co-operative. The role of co-operatives and mutuals in a sustainable economy is starting to become part of mainstream ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... progress via an online publication. This represents a new approach to reporting, based on materiality of issues to the company's overall sustainability, said Richard Goyder, Wesfarmers managing director. In the 2014 financial year, Wesfarmers reduced ...

Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
More than 11% of ASX200 non-executive board positions are held by directors who own no shares in the company, which the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) says goes counter to ACSI's expectation that directors will have "skin in the ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... Katie McCoy, head of forests at CDP. "There is a lot of discussion about reducing deforestation at the government and the company level. There is a business case for reducing deforestation. But what we're measuring on our data that we've collected from ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... instruments, said managing director Michael Walsh. UCA Funds Management's investment policy states that in order for a company to be excluded, the company must be "directly and materially involved" in a business that they exclude, Walsh said. "The way ...