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Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Matthew Ryland and David Pace, both ex-Merrill Lynch/BlackRock. Established in 2006, the fund manager uses "uses targeted research methods to identify sustainable returns in businesses and industries with attractive and measurable operating trends," ...

Michael Walsh hired as CEO of UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Hall, where he served in a number of roles, including ethical analyst, risk manager and head of responsible investment research. He joined Hunter Hall in May 2008 as a non-executive director, a position he resigned from in October 2010 to take up executive ...

Mercer study to investigate shareholder loyalty rewards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Asia-Pacific at Mercer. "We're focusing at the company and shareholder relationship. However, asset owners should care because research shows that this type of short term quarterly capitalism really impacts them insofar that there are more agency costs ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... soon - in 2030. Pity then that the damage will already have been done. As we've seen from the most recently published research[4], there is a material risk that current IPCC forecasts will be as accurate as the past ones have been. We're pretty much ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... she said. Fugitive emissions present an environmental risk because, as Berrutti and Iyer noted in their presentation, research suggests that fugitive emissions from CSG and shale are higher than currently accounted for. These emissions include methane ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
ClimateWorks Australia is developing a national index of business' activity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The research is geared at enabling government, businesses and the community to see the impact of businesses' activities to reduce emissions ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... http://www.treasury.gov.au/PublicationsAndMedia/Speeches/2012/Importance-of-productivity [2] http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi/research/asia/australia_productivity_imperative [3] Cited by Julie Toth, Chief Economist Australian Industry Group, presentation ...

Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... government departments," said Stephen Hale, general manager, director of Change the Conversation. "This came out in the research - respondents said that the government is interested in one way push-out dialogue. Government denies, but it's true. They're ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... the green building market has more growth potential in the Asia-Pacific and Europe than in North America, according to research from MSCI. In the latest MSCI ESG IVA Industry Report: Real Estate, MSCI benchmarks 70 of the largest real estate investment ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... significant carbon abatement," McDonald said. "There's considerable scope for biogas projects in Australia with our own research indicating that the intensive agriculture and meat processing industries could offer significant opportunities for cost effective ...