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Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... and the wider world. This may seem challenging at first, but every year it is delayed, the cost becomes greater, so management teams, regulators and investors need to think long term. There is a solution - cement companies just need to invest properly ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... manager, governance, engagement and policy. "Buybacks are something we look to boards to oversee, as are all capital management directions," Johns said. "Historically, a buyback was seen as a loss of face for executives - as if, why are executives buying ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... solar PV and battery storage solutions and converting to electric vehicles and are "also likely to involve using smart management systems which monitor asset performance and assist with reducing energy consumption and optimising logistics and supply ...

Diversity Council Australia discusses myths around workplace flexibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... It can empower employees to solve problems, increases teamwork, reciprocity and ownership of the solution, reduces management time, and speeds decision-making. 4. Flexibility is just for new mums Flexibility is for all workers for any reason including ...

Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... environmental impacts, risks and opportunities, Mercer said. He holds a Master of Science, Environmental Science and Management from the University of York and BA Honors majoring in Philosophy from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Mercer also ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board issues TCFD aligned framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... the TCFDD recommendations and supporting recommended disclosures. CDSB said there is also additional guidance on risk management, "as well as a recommendation for companies to consider how resilient their strategies are to material environment risks ...

Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... questions about it. We do run certain exclusionary screens on our systematic side, and we do have a lot of assets under management that are non-pooled which is norms-based, and that includes tobacco exclusions." The process that Man Group has undertaken ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... environmental and social impacts, frequently in the context of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Impact measurement and management offers a range of exciting opportunities for fund managers to improve their responsible investment practices. But ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... "Our US business combines forestry investment analysis, carbon project development expertise, and international forest management experience with New Forests' asset management capacity as one of the largest timberland investment managers," Brand said. ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... autonomous and shared transport as well as increasing ecommerce "are some of the changes likely to impact human capital management." There is also the potential for downward wage pressure, increased economic inequality, and demographic and societal changes ...