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Statewide Super signs Paris Pledge for Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... level of ambition in the agreement, the fund said. 'Statewide embraces sustainability because we believe it makes good business sense - for the long-term wellbeing of our members' retirement savings, for the natural environment and for the community ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... creation of global carbon markets, de Wit noted during a post-COP21 debriefing in Melbourne. "A big issue for us and for the business sector was the inclusion of carbon markets, or the ability to have ultimately a global carbon market," she said. "You ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors have brought questions directly to the annual general meetings of ASX-listed payday lenders Money3 and Cash Converters, raising concerns over companies' standards in lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... December 2014 and is a diversified Australian fixed interest fund "focused on investing in companies which conduct their business and apply capital responsibly, giving full consideration to a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues." ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... responsibility to do the right thing, and that violating human rights norms and standards carries a growing risk. "Australian business is waking up to the importance of human rights protections within supply chains," said Leeora Black, managing director ...

CEFC launches $250m Local Government Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has developed a new AU$250 million program to encourage Australian councils to invest in technologies to increase their energy efficiency and lower emissions. The CEFC Local Government Finance Program will ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... consumers that Ross Hill has taken extensive, well-planned measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by their business," said Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates managing director. "Consumers and supply chains can trust it to be genuine, no green ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Super has calculated its portfolio's carbon intensity and purchased offset credits with South Pole Group. "There's a business case for being fossil fuel free, and a case about risk and the management of stranded asset risk," said Simon Sheikh, managing ...

CEFC commits $100m to Australian Bioenergy Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... needs to change. Converting waste from agricultural production, mining, forestry and landfill has the potential to lower business operating costs, reduce the reliance on grid electricity and create a more sustainable way to manage waste disposal." CEFC ...

The price of climate change to impact portfolios: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... - and improved firm productivity. BlackRock believes that if firms take a holistic view of the way they operate their business, including climate change impacts, "it is a mark of operational and management quality," Nash said. "I think it gives a view ...