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Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Canada to be more transparent, not only investment terms, because investors value having more information to judge investment risk, but also in terms of helping engender sustainable development in resource rich developing countries." A number of Australian ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Jessica Robinson, ASrIA CEO. "Our findings also confirmed that investors in Asia are increasingly concerned about climate risk. Importantly, climate change is considered an issue for both dedicated sustainable investment managers but also for more mainstream ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... competition for natural resources, increased consumer awareness sof ethical and sustainability issues, and climate change. The risk of regulatory changes and imposts such as "sin taxes" on foods high in fats and sugars is a real concern for the food ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund launches Solar Finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... structure and its existence as a statutory charge makes the EUAs a form of senior debt, with significantly less investment risk to investors. It also matches the duration of energy efficiency savings. EUAs can only be used on non-residential buildings ...

Financial System Inquiry recommends on impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... acknowledged calls for government to take a more active role in the expansion of the impact investment market by providing risk capital to attract initial investments and developing a dedicated social investment bank. The establishment of a social investment ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... executive team." Recent regulatory guidance are moving company disclosures to a more expansive, strategic consideration of risk and value generation, which will impact on reporting from next year. For example, the Australian Securities and Investments ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... thinks. We can establish that ESG - and my work is around climate change - and climate change in particular, is a material risk and it is in the best interest of our beneficiaries to look at this from a finance position." Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible ...

Too few companies performing water risks assessment: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Water insecurity is likely to constrain companies' business growth, but water risk assessments are "often" falling short in both direct operations and supply chain, according to CDP. Cate Lamb, head of CDP's water program CDP recently published the ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... data from AXA IM's responsible investment team. "Our extensive research shows ESG smart beta can offer investors a lower risk and higher return than index investing, along with a defensive strategy with improved diversification and ESG performance," ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... else is dwindling, O'Connor said. "These issues are focusing the attention on the larger funds as well," he said. "Climate risk is the case in point here - large institutions are grappling with it and taking strong action around climate risk, albeit ...