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RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) will participate in a joint project with other sustainable investment organisations to report on the global scope of sustainable and responsible investment. The "trends report" will provide information ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... identify, monitor and address ESG and climate change issues across all asset classes. We have recently launched a Sustainable Australian Shares investment option, and are planning to expand our sustainability criteria to the Fixed Interest portfolio." ...

Integrated reporting to provide analysis, innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... part of a series of presentations examining the role that sustainability reporting can play in transitioning to a sustainable economy. For bankmecu, sustainability reporting has been a source of competitive advantage both in terms of strategic thinking ...

Japanese pension plan selects MSCI ESG index as benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... "Companies with an ESG focus tend to have lower business operational risks and can contribute to the overall long-term and sustainable development of both the economy and our society. Hence, investing in ESG-compliant companies is also consistent with ...

Publish What You Pay campaigns for payments transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... earn from the extraction of their resources, and to consult with civil society on the management of the revenue in sustainable manner. The ASX opened a consultation on listing rules for the mining and extractives industry last year, and a number of stakeholders ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... a national food plan would give the industry priority. Food is something you need each year to survive and it's a sustainable process, whereas resources have a more limited horizon." The agribusiness sector is facing significant challenges as a result ...

Strong overseas interest in EUA structure, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... building owners and suppliers of waste, water and energy efficiency solutions, said Scott Bocskay, chief executive of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. "It highlighted to me that we are sitting in this marketplace that is the envy of the world from a property ...

GRI releases oil and gas sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... helps us understand the information needs of stakeholders, and is one of the key mechanisms for driving corporate sustainable policy development and decision making. Being transparent and providing full disclosure on the issues that matter to stakeholders ...

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The City of Melbourne and the Sustainable Melbourne Fund are offering three free information sessions to educate consultants and contractors to the commercial building sector on environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). The information sessions in February ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... have begun to or plan to allocate more to "climate sensitive assets" - real estate, infrastructure, private equity, sustainable equities, efficiency/renewables and commodities, and more than half of participants either have, or plan to review, climate ...