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Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... three areas when we assess the level of super funds," he said. "First is investing - clearly, you have to invest in a sustainable manner. But investing alone isn't enough. We think funds internal behaviour and attitude also matters. We want to see them ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... qualities are that go with an active manager that best integrates ESG and looking at the performance of themed indices and sustainable indicesand how they compare to non-ESG indices," Birgden said. "The responsible investment concept and practice will ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... influence those factors with the intent of improving long-term performance in a "logical but ambitious extension of sustainable investing," according to a discussion paper by consultants Towers Watson. Towers Watson discusses the clout of the so-called ...

ICMM releases climate change policy paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Metals Group (MMG), which is owned by Hong-Kong based Minmetals Resources Limited (MMR). Its policy is to improve sustainable development performance in the mining and metals industry. In addition to the national/global policy outcomes the council is ...

International Integrated Reporting Committee seeks pilot test participants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... and economic context within which it operates. By reinforcing these connections, IR can help business to take more sustainable decisions and enable investors and other stakeholders to understand how an organization is really performing The pilot program ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Investment, a fund manager with AU$650m in assets under management that has specialised in ethical and sustainable investment since its 1986 inception. In addition to specialist funds, Australian Ethical has also founded the Climate ...

Goodman Group announces DIISR building development win

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... forecast to have an end value of AU$53.9 million. The new development will incorporate a number of energy efficient and sustainable design features including high performance glazing, insulation and intelligent lighting design, and will be built to achieve ...

OECD guidelines to promote more responsible business conduct

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... These include issues such as paying decent wages, combating bribe solicitation and extortion, and the promotion of sustainable consumption. The guidelines are a non-binding code of conduct agreed to by the 34 OECD member countries and eight other countries ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... study of five Australian organisations, including Blackmores and Woolworths, has shown that companies that invest in sustainable business operations and incorporate ESG factors into their financial reporting are seeing returns on investment much sooner ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... achieving 15% growth in deposits and micro-loans to the country. The bank also reported mixed accomplishments so far in sustainable banking operations. Although the bank is certified "carbon neutral" by Low Carbon Australia, the bank reported an 8% rise ...