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Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... accounting of water," said Chris McCombe, assistant director - environmental policy at MCA. "There's a clear environment and social case as it relates to communication of water use and improving water management. It's obvious that we need a consistent ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... believe the issue is dead and that institutional investors should be prepared to face other votes on environmental and social factors in future. At an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Thursday, only 2.5% of shareholders backed the proposal - 13,708,074 ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Aboriginal women and girls can have a multiplier effect through the wider community because women act as catalysts for social change according to a report examining approaches for philanthropic investment. The AMP Foundation report The Best of Every ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... attention to persuading investors to back the motion, meaning that superannuation funds will have to decide how to vote on a social issue that impacts on Woolworths' reputation and its bottom line. Woolworths' exposure to gaming comes through its stake ...

PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... shorting, leverage, derivatives and high frequency trading as well as the potential for increased integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment decisions. According to a PRI survey, 137 signatories have some exposure ...

ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... demand, supply and utilisation; and that will contribute to energy security and economic development, while minimising social and environmental impacts," the bank said in a document outlining their approach. "Our policy has been developed in consultation ...

Hermes Fund Managers launch quant ESG equity strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Hermes Fund Managers has created a global quantitative environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy and has announced that Local Government Super (LGS) has awarded a AU$90m mandate for the strategy. The strategy combines Hermes' existing quantitative ...

Environmental, operating risk to unconventional oil projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... US, China and Brazil over the last four years." Statoil and BG are best positioned to manage associated environmental and social impacts, while Reuter and Sasarean said they have concerns about BP and Chevron, noting that BP and Chevron's "high risk ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Office 9IPO) to procure goods for our Australian business," the report said. "In the reporting period, the IPO conducted social compliance audits on all suppliers it engaged via Intertek, an external sustainability compliance auditor." The bank also ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... development is an implicit and explicit theme throughout the paper, which analyses how Australia should respond to economic, social and environmental trends that will shape how the country and the region will develop. Chi Woo The paper outlines five ...