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Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... ex-Merrill Lynch/BlackRock. Established in 2006, the fund manager uses "uses targeted research methods to identify sustainable returns in businesses and industries with attractive and measurable operating trends," the fund said. Koh comes to Greencape ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Over 130 investment managers in Asia use sustainable investment approaches, and there is US$74bn of identified sustainable investment assets under management in the Asian region, according to a report from the Association for Sustainable and Responsible ...

John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... developing and promoting leading practices that "that enhance the ability of corporate directors to ensure long-term, sustainable performance for the benefit of shareholders and other stakeholders," educating around the benefits and values of exemplary ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... measures in working with farmer groups are realistic and would seem to be paying dividends. The desire to build a more sustainable farming community seems real, though the dairy farmers supplying $1 milk will be hoping the efforts accelerate. On 'responsible ...

Mercer study to investigate shareholder loyalty rewards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... at the expense of the asset owner from a prudent risk management perspective and from the perspective of looking at sustainable growth." At an extreme, a focus on short-term performance and not long-term value generation leads to destructive decision-making ...

Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Net Balance and sustainable procurement advisory firm ECO-Buy have merged, bringing together two leading specialist sustainability organisations. Cameron Neil, Net Balance The merger will see both entities increase the range of their sustainability ...

Duncan Paterson steps down as RIAA board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility, will continue to serve as a non-executive director on the board of the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) and as a member of the managed funds and superannuation advisory group of ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... similarly provocative and insightful thinker. The Prince was on the island at the same time, but tragically a tour-de-sustainable-force could not be organised - royal diaries are released well after others can be set. The Randers thesis has three quite ...

CPA Australia issues SME sustainability assurance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... accountants in their role in sustainability. "There are a number of forward looking trends here - one is complying with the sustainable supply policies of other organisations - larger customers that are looking for sustainability information about the ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... 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 accepted ...