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CDP: investment in carbon reduction yields positive return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. These 17 industries and 300 companies were selected because they have "high average emissions of 10 million metric tonnes CO2e emitted per company on average based on scope 1 and scope 2 emissions ...

APRA: 22% of superannuation fund directors women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Women held 22% of directorships at superannuation funds in 2013, an increase from 16% in 2006, according to data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). But although there is a higher percentage of women holding directorships in ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Members of the Asian Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV) outperformed the global sample in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) in the areas of management and policy, but need to improve their implementation ...

Climate Bonds Standard tackles low-carbon transport

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... there are circumstances where electric rail or electric vehicles might not be eligible, such as in countries with a very high carbon electricity grid, Climate Bond Standard said. "Current transport financing practices are unfit to meet 21st century needs," ...

LGS, VicSuper leaders in AODP climate investment index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) and VicSuper are in the top five pension funds for their approach to managing climate risk, but overall, the world's largest asset owners are failing to manage the growing financial risks posed by climate change, according ...

Integrated Reporting framework launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... grey area regarding corporate directors' liability in making forward-looking statements. Supporters of the change say that high-level sign-off for an integrated report will drive the underlying goal of IR - to increases integrated thinking about how ...

Co-operatives "have role to play" in public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... a platform for social innovation, and also notes that employee ownership in producer co-operatives and mutuals "leads to high levels of engagement, low levels of absenteeism and grounded practice knowledge which can result in increased productivity." ...

Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
If environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) are expanded to encompass commercial properties across Victoria, the EUA financing vehicle could generate AU$4.5 billion of commercially attractive investment and create over 18,000 jobs, according to new research. ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... the long-standing Lacey Act in the United States and potential developments in Asian markets as well. "We really believe in high quality third party certification," Hanlon said. "It is really important for transparency. One of the shifts we've seen is ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... only over the companies we invest in but also for the financial system more broadly, and how do we hold those companies to a high standard, be it in relation to environmental, social or governance issues. This puts a line in the sand for the way we should ...