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CEFC receives new investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) begins 2016 with a new investment mandate that will bring a new focus on "emerging and innovative clean energy technologies, energy efficiency and the built environment" to the AU$10 billion fund. The investment ...

Workplace diversity a driver of innovation: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Workplace diversity and inclusion are drivers of innovation, according to Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia Picking up on the release of the government's National Innovation and Science Agenda, DCA pressed ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
The Paris Agreement adopted at the COP 21 United Nations Climate Change Conference is widely seen as a historic deal that will lead to the decarbonisation of the global economy. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Although Australia has signed ...

Paris Agreement refers to mitigation co-benefits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
In the text of the Paris Agreement adopted at the COP 21 United Nations Climate Change Conference, there is reference to the concept that co-benefits of adaptation efforts can contribute to mitigation, which experts believe can open new pathways for ...

Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund has been accredited by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) as a responsible investment fund. Gavin Goodhand, senior portfolio manager, Altius Asset Management The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund was ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Human rights are a growing concern for investors around the world, and investors are looking how to manage human rights exposures in their investments, as well as how to positively impact and improve on areas such as education, healthcare and safety. ...

ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... capacities to get on with it." Editor's note: MSCI, in conjunction with The Sustainability Report, will host a panel discussion on Dec. 8 examining the investment risks and opportunities around human rights issues. For more information on how to register ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Ross Hill Wine Group in Orange, NSW has received carbon neutral certification under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS), making it the first Australian winery to do so. Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates Pangolin Associates, energy and carbon management ...

Peter Woolcott outlines Australian priorities for COP21

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
A successful outcome to the Paris Climate Summit will be an agreement that sets a strategy for global action over time in which countries that are party to the process are similarly engaged on a pathway to cap global temperature increases to 2 degrees ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Future Super has gone carbon neutral by establishing a carbon offsetting program with the assistance of South Pole Group. Simon Sheikh, managing director, Future Super Future Super has calculated its portfolio's carbon intensity and purchased offset ...