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Climate Institute calls for long-term national carbon budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... levels. Australia's emission reduction task does not end in 2020 and this will test the policy credibility of all major political parties."

IGCC releases reports analysing climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Tony Abbott, has sworn a "blood oath" to dissolve the carbon pricing regime. But for multinational companies, domestic political considerations do not impact the global move towards putting a price on carbon. "I think that global companies see it is ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... let this hidden movement creep up on them? Can they talk the language of the hidden movement? Will they give into the political and media smoke screens? Will technology 'out' any of their brands' dirty little secrets? Gen Y (now 18-34 years old) is the ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Businesses around the world are addressing climate change as a strategic long-term risk despite the lack of political consensus. Andrew Hoffman, professsor of sustainable enterprise, University of Michigan Impacted by extreme weather events and guided ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... recently released about where most of us put our trust, most of us are not trusting our corporate leaders, CEOs, and our political leaders, so called. We don't trust them anymore. We do trust companies to do good things, and we do trust our peers relationships... ...

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... methodologies for the CFI and to get projects approved under existing methodologies, but in the backdrop of continued political uncertainty as Prime Minister Julia Gillard this week announced the next federal election would be 14 September. Opposition ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... sense," Walsh said. "We integrate economic, environmental, social and governance factors. This approach looks at the political risk and social responsibility of nations combined with debt sustainability factors" VicSuper and its investment manager and ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and understanding of the specialist nature of impact investing that will be exposed to the many complex investment, political, mission and operational risks when seeking to deliver social/environmental returns alongside financial benefit." The challenges ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... be so bad. Besides, in the Keynesian long term we're all dead, so does it really matter? I'd humbly suggest it does. Political and corporate promises of future growth, as currently measured, will soon begin to sound lamer and lamer. As will the related ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... development techniques for extracting coal seam gas (CSG) and shale gas reserves in Australia presents environmental and political risks that responsible investors must take into account, according to panelists in a recent Sustainalytics webinar. Pablo ...