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Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... and co-founded the Sustainability Business Forum in Sydney in 1999. Josh will contribute regular analysis of trends and events in sustainable business, finance and policy. Over the past five years, even through the GFC, institutional investors have increasingly ...

Fiona Reynolds to take PRI managing director role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... responsible for overseeing areas including organisational development, signatory relations and outreach, communications, events, finance, operations, administration, reporting and assessment, support for the PRI governing bodies, and day-to-day running ...

Environmental, operating risk to unconventional oil projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... costs when assessing integrated oil and gas companies, according to MSCI ESG Research. Large, catastrophic environmental events are the biggest concern, according to Yulia Reuter and Dana Sasarean, senior analysts, MSCI ESG Research. "Poor management ...

Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Australia's infrastructure is not equipped to handle more frequent, extreme weather events and other impacts of climate change, with the electricity, road and rail and financial services sector underprepared, according to a report from The Climate Institute. ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... pricing of externalities like carbon emissions might impact on those. Physical impacts include things such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels and increased disaster risks, and the impacts those have on investments. Law and policy development ...

New Forests issues second sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... factors as part of their strategy, including climate change and the increased likelihood of damaging, catastrophic weather events, "[g]rowing demand for palm oil, soy, beef, and other agri-commodities creates increasing pressure for land, which can impact ...

Cruelty Free Super celebrates second birthday

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... usually a prerequisite for inclusion. Thus, members have found their way to Cruelty Free Super via social media and through events that the fund attends. Coates is considering joining the Emerald Club, the distributor of the Emerald Wrap, a dedicated ...

Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... ensure that all material ESG factors are considered when assessing company valuations," Domagala said. "However, market events over recent years have demonstrated that focusing on an individual company level may not be sufficient if broader macro ESG ...

Climate change top perceived likely risk to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... physical isolation, relative political stability and economic good fortune, Australia is more exposed and connected to events and trends everywhere than ever before." General concerns about Australia's ability to respond to environmental risks and economic ...

CDP writes companies asking for carbon management and cuts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Carbon Action initiative was motivated by a range of factors including concern about climate change and extreme weather events, a growing understanding that emissions reduction activities can be cost-effective, protecting the financial sustainability ...