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More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... scored 59 percent in terms of overall quality." KPMG noted that only 46% of Australian companies identify social or environmental impacts across their supply chain, meaning that improved management and governance in this area needs to be addressed. "The ...

Climate Friendly, Corporate Carbon Advisory in CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... director of Corporate Carbon. "Biomass Solutions are a leading example of business innovation that delivers a positive environmental outcome. Now more than ever it is important that these businesses be rewarded for the greenhouse gas abatement they deliver." ...

Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
If environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) are expanded to encompass commercial properties across Victoria, the EUA financing vehicle could generate AU$4.5 billion of commercially attractive investment and create over 18,000 jobs, according to new research. ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... services, New Forests. "The point that I'd like to make is that some of these factors can drive us to addressing larger environmental issues. There are other issues, like the shift away from the US as the centre of the timber market universe. Markets ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... for the financial system more broadly, and how do we hold those companies to a high standard, be it in relation to environmental, social or governance issues. This puts a line in the sand for the way we should consider these issues in the future." As ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... risks from carbon pricing fell from 74% in 2012 to 65% in 2013. CDP was careful to note that because it is a global environmental reporting platform, a number of risks reported related to carbon pricing related to carbon pricing schemes being proposed ...

NZ Super Fund invests in wind turbine developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has invested US$55 million in a US company that develops wind turbines. US-based Ogin Inc. uses aerospace technology to develop a smaller, high-performance wind turbine, the fund said. It is a privately held company. ...

Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... "significant potential" for stakeholders, including project developers and land owners, to achieve multiple social and environmental outcomes and could provide government the opportunity to achieve multiple objectives as well, Net Balance said. But there ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Australians aged 18-24 and the same percentage of those aged 50 or older supporting the idea of funds considering environmental, social and governance issues of companies it invests in. "People are now cottoning on to the fact that you can invest responsibly ...

Local Government Super property portfolio manager retires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... LGS said. Churchill joined LGS in 2001 and his job was to make the LGS property portfolio an industry leader in environmental performance. During his tenure, the entire LGS property portfolio moved to 100% green power. Churchill also oversaw the restructuring ...