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Corporate sustainability commitments rise, CSR action lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... related to suppliers, charitable and political donations, and having a specialÂized unit On the environmental side, sustainable consumption represented the most common environmental policy implemented in 2011, with an overall rate of 68%, with performance ...

LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... private solar powered project. "There is supranational issuance and projects that are going like Thailand and China, and sustainable transport systems in Colombia," Hartnett said. "You can get the see through with green bonds that we need and the exposure ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... range of funds in Australia." The Climate Bond Initiative (CBI), an international joint project of the Network for Sustainable Financial Markets and the Carbon Disclosure Project, has developed the International Standards and Certification Scheme for ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... catalysing traditional media companies' push into digital models, according to a report by Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, a sustainable research analyst at AMP Capital. But additionally, there are also social and governance issues that are impacting the sector ...

AusLSA to provide access to environmental measurement tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... platform allowing members to measure and report their environmental impact. AusLSA, an industry-led association promoting sustainable practices in the legal sector, has partnered with Greenstone Carbon Management on the reporting solution, which will ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... future development and prevent major accidents that could endanger environmental quality or human life." See Also: Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... of funds told SuperRatings that they use an ESG integration or overlay approach to SRI investment, 41% are adopting sustainable investment practices due to government policies, an increase of 19%. "A lot of funds are realising that it's not just about ...

Low Carbon Australia certifies water recycling plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... value for customers," Wlkinson said. "For us, gaining carbon neutral recognition has been an important step towards a sustainable future." The cogeneration facility began operating in 2010. The recycled water is used for domestic uses other than drinking ...

AMP hires Ross Andrews as ESG research associate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... has hired Ross Andrews as ESG research associate in line with its strategy to expand its proprietary Environmental Sustainable Governance (ESG) research more broadly across investment strategies. Ross Andrews, AMP Capital Andrews will assist in AMP Capital's ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... allocation to a specialist thematic manager investing in low carbon industries like clean tech, energy efficiency, good sustainable products etc.," he said. "It doesn't invest across the whole MSCI World index - it's mainly based around those industries ...