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ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... an MSCI conference in Melbourne. "The environment part is easier because the metrics are available," said Peter Lunt, executive manager - investment at superannuation fund VicSuper. "On the social side, there is less data and less comparable data and ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... [institutional investors] do expressly compare it to other types of infrastructure investments," said Nathan Fabian, chief executive of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "They have higher confidence in infrastructure investments that they ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... financial system or could be incorporated into those systems - lost time through injury, women's representation in senior executive positions, employee turnover - data that's already used in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Indexes and FTSE 4 Good ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... respondents reported emissions reduction targets, up from 65% in 2010, and 93% of respondents reported board or senior executive oversight for climate change, up from 85% in 2010, demonstrating the importance of climate change as a management issue. ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... the wider economy. "Delaying the introduction of a carbon price is a false economy," said Nathan Fabian, IGCC chief executive and a member of the Government's Business Roundtable on Climate Change. "We know we must achieve lower domestic emissions, send ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... directors, according to AMP Capital Investors. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, was passed in June of this year. The legislation ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... in many of the funds, that are more carbon-intensive than their peers in six sectors," said Richard Mattison, chief executive of Trucost. "Superannuation investment managers can manage carbon risk by integrating carbon metrics into investment processes ...

GRI and ISO agree to closer collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Nations Environment Programme. The MoU was signed in Geneva, Switzerland, ISO Secretary-General Rob Steele, and GRI Chief Executive Ernst Ligteringen. "Partnerships with important stakeholders like GRI help ISO to increase business knowledge of its standards ...

ASX100 CEO pay increases faster than stock value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The salaries of ASX100 CEOs increased 131% and the median bonus increased 190% in the first decade of this century, while the stock value of the same ASX100 companies only increased 31%, according to research by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Australian property funds top GRESB list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... of energy and other resources by the real estate sector can structurally reduce energy consumption," said Nils Kok, executive director of the GRESB Foundation. "The data shows that Australian fund managers in the commercial property sector have made ...