Search Results

Showing 2051 - 2060 of 2294 results for "ISS"

Biologists develop essential variables to track biodiversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
An international team of biologists, including an associate professor at Monash University, have proposed a global biodiversity monitoring system based on a set of essential biodiversity variables to improve the data feeding biodiversity policy and ...

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Legal practice Norton Rose has launched Clean Energy Law in Australia, an online subscription service that provides commentary on commonwealth laws covering the clean energy industry. Elisa de Wit Norton Rose has also published a book of the same name ...

ACCSR focus on responsible leadership in conference, report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
As companies integrate corporate social responsibility (CSR) into their business strategies, the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) is analysing responsible leadership in its forthcoming annual conference and report into the ...

RIAA hires Simon O'Connor as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has hired Simon O'Connor as its new chief executive. O'Connor comes to RIAA from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), where he was leading economic advisor. While at ACF, he played a ...

Drive to push corporate communication of ESG materiality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Companies need to develop and implement new strategies to uncover and communicate how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are material to business performance, and investors need to ask companies questions on material ESG factors during ...

Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Unlisted alternative assets can provide access to sustainability themes without the volatility exposures that come with listed market investments, and Mercer has said it is seeking to identify quality managers in this space. Helga Birgden Mercer's responsible ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Pension schemes could potentially become insolvent within 35 years if future global economic growth is hindered by resource constraints and increasing costs from environmental pressures, according to new research from the British Institute and Faculty ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
The United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a new work stream that will analyse how systemic barriers are impeding the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Poor performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors can reduce valuations of potential private equity deals or cause potential buyers to walk away from an acquisition, according to research from the United Nations-backed Principles ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Australian investors are examining impact investments opportunities both domestically and overseas and are part of a growing pool of investors globally that are allocating funds to impact investments. As investors seek out investments that provide both ...