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ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors reported that 78% of engagement targets showed improvement in the 2014/2015 year, while also increasing the number of companies they engaged with by 20%. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI released its ...

Assessing net benefits of Indigenous CFI projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) projects that have been conducted by Indigenous groups have provided net benefits beyond environmental savings, according to a senior associate with Allens. Emily Gerrard, Allens Arthur Robinson Emily Gerrard, a senior ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... reported they lack clear strategies and processes to trace, monitor and address such risks, the report said. The lack of strategy and processes is partly down to the challenges of traceability of human rights exposures in the supply chain, but partly ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Ross Hill Wine Group in Orange, NSW has received carbon neutral certification under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS), making it the first Australian winery to do so. Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates Pangolin Associates, energy and carbon management ...

Governance Institute appoint Simon Pordage president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... good governance through entire organisations by rolling out strong frameworks that promote greater productivity and on-strategy achievement. "That will involve encouraging all organisations to 'join the dots' on their culture, risk management, strategy-setting ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
A successful outcome to the Paris Climate Summit will be an agreement that sets a strategy for global action over time in which countries that are party to the process are similarly engaged on a pathway to cap global temperature increases to 2 degrees ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... unsuccessfully negotiating," Ambachtsheer said. "This year, government commitments will get us a part of the way there. But the strategy now has been to engage the private sector - companies and investors. This has happened over the last year or two ...

CEFC commits $100m to Australian Bioenergy Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... the success of similar funds mandated to invest in waste in the UK, Foresight is well positioned to implement a similar strategy in Australia where the market already has a strong appetite for investment in renewable energy," said Nigel Aitchison, partner ...

AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is developing a second impact investing fund of funds strategy, which will build upon the first fund launched two years ago. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM In 2013, AXA IM's global Responsible ...

Mining companies not adequately managing carbon risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The world's largest metal and mining companies are not adequately managing carbon and water risks, and most are unsupportive of new climate regulation, according to the CDP. CDP has published a new report, Making the grade: Are some miners chasing fool's ...