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Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... that cost difference becomes quite small at the end of the day. Further, the minimum wage in Bangladesh is not very sustainable - it's gone up twice in the last six years. It has to go up at some point, or you'll face social unrest, which means a risk ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... centres are a major source of power consumption and are expensive to run. Power is expensive everywhere... it pays to be sustainable, and in some cases, you get a less than 12-moth payback. " CA Technologies uses its own products to manage and monitor ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... where it can obtain financing." See Also: Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO SEFA: developing sustainable loan portfolio, social financing sector

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... underperformed over the period. It is a bias that has helped. But it also reflects that there are some good quality sustainable companies in the ASX100 and ASX50. Some of the healthcare companies don't pay great dividends, but they have had strong growth ...

National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... its first public report a conversation-starter about macro-themes including inequality, education, climate change, sustainable growth through innovation and other factors impacting on Australia's future. The Sustainable Australia Report 2013: Conversations ...

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Many major Australian companies have made commitments to convert to using sustainable palm oil, but fulfilling those commitments requires "significant work", according to a report from WWF-Australia and the Australian Food & Grocery Council (AFGC). ...

Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... joint thing between the supply chain and environment." ECO-Buy offers services to assist organisations in integrating sustainable procurement practices, including membership, consulting services, training, resources and events. Net Balance offers services ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the question should be different. Will it one day be necessary to think that way in order to deliver the long term sustainable returns that we've talked about already. At the moment, in any case, we could think about it as a secondary objective to the ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... to integrating ESG considerations in investment decisions and rationale for adopting a best of sector approach in sustainable investment options." Other funds are looking at how they can increase member engagement through using new technology and new ...

Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... demographic and cultural change, creating economic solutions to environmental challenges, and helping customers achieve sustainable financial futures. Westpac selected those areas because they were most material to the bank as a financial institution ...