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Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... And they don't want to live in or leave a world that is poorer, polluted and disorderly." While MEC will invest in some mining stocks, it will also invest in alternative energy. Lowenstein said. "One of the risks from an investment perspective, if you ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... that did not have a woman on their boards- CIMIC Group Ltd, Reliance Worldwide Corporation Ltd, TPG Telecom Ltd, Resolute Mining Ltd, Evolution Mining Ltd, ARB Corporation Ltd, Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd, Australian Agricultural Company Ltd, Qube ...

BHP Billiton ESG downgrade prompts asset owner questions: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... tailings dams in general has prompted the industry to review its operations. Vernon last year conducted a review of the global mining and extraction industry sector, which gave greater context to events at BHP Billiton. He also pointed to industry protocols ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... to exclude companies that provide "significant services" to prohibited industries including armaments, weapons, tobacco, mining and gambling; a new screen that precludes investment in companies in fossil fuel industries, and an additional screen that ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... services and telecommunications sectors have led the way in embedding sustainability in supply chains, while constriction, mining, utilities and hospitality have lagged, he said. "There have been a few different drivers globally, depending on the sector. ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the Australian consultation paper on the protocols. "The Protocol has significance relevance to areas such as resources, mining and minerals processing, property and construction, and even the likes of industrial manufacturing, retail and consumer products ...

Companies obliged to consider climate change: Minter Ellison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... a brief that Barker and Minter Ellison Partner Maged Girgis wrote on the subject. Companies - specifically those in the mining industry -are taking steps to that end, Barker said. "They're doing scenario testing and stress testing around a range of potential ...

Women comprise 42% of 2016 ASX200 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the ASX200 do not have any female directors at all. Those companies include TPG Telecom, Investa Office Fund, Evolution Mining, Qube Holdings, Northern Star Resources, Aveo Group, Independence Group, Regis Resources, Mineral Resources, Mayne Pharma ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... location at the DeGrussa Copper-Gold Mine." The project has "attracted a significant amount of interest from within the mining industry in Australia," and Sandfire has received inquiries from peers about adopting the technology, Simich added. The project ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Industries Transparency Initiative is an international set of standards for transparency in reporting in the oil, gas and mining sectors. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia Josh Frydenberg announced ...