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GRI publishes linkage document for EU ESG directive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... and educational and professional background. Disclosures would set out the objectives of the policy, how it has been implemented, and results. Companies which do not have a diversity policy would have to explain why not. GRI's publication, Making headway ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... received points for incorporating climate change into its investment policy, despite a lack of clarity on how it was implemented. There was no publicly available information on their management of climate change risk from the other constituent members. ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... figures including Prime Minister Tony Abbott. ANU is not the only asset owner in Australia or around the world that has implemented low carbon or fossil fuel free strategies - French FRR and Swedish AP4, have announced 1 billion euros will be invested ...

Australian companies still lag on anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... noted by the G20. "The anti-corruption working group have tried to make recommendations that are practical and can be implemented by each of the countries," he said. "If there's some will to get it done, it can absolutely get done." Australian and New ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... devastation that cancer causes, not just to the person, but to their families as well," she said. The decision to divest was implemented after the merger with First State Super. Since then, a further 15 funds have committed to divesting from tobacco ...

Financial System Inquiry addresses impact investment market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Sandy Blackburn-Wright, co-founder of IMPACT Australia. "The things that they've listed in the report, if they do get implemented, would accelerate the market. They've captured the essence of that quite well." The report noted that barriers to investment ...

Addressing the human crisis of climate change displacement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... acquisition, planned and voluntary relocation, creating new national agencies and expanding political will," which, if implemented, can reduce the scale and suffering of human displacement because of climate change. "Land falls at the centre," Leckie ...

Government announces plan to abolish ARENA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... knowledge about renewable energy. The ARENA Act would have to be repealed by Parliament before these plans could be implemented, said Greg Bourne, ARENA chair. "In the meantime, ARENA will continue to perform its functions under the ARENA Act, including ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... exposed to fossil fuels, but the extent to which assets are devalued is highly dependent on how international policy is implemented, the type of fossil fuels in question, and the time horizon of new projects. "We know that the carbon budget means there's ...

University of Sydney issues second impact investing report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... next decade. The report noted that first mover charitable trusts and foundations and institutional investors have implemented impact investment strategies in sectors including "agriculture, microfinance, renewable energy, small and medium enterprises ...