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James Thier retires from Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... sustainable investing has evolved over the years since Australian Ethical's founding, Thier noted that the idea of sustainability investing has become more mainstream since 2000. "In terms of the marketplace, 2000 was clearly a big shift in ethical and ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the non-recoverable cost per square metre per annum will be AU$1.49. Mirvac also noted several plaudits for its sustainability work. It was first in the real estate sector for the inaugural Global FTSE4Good ESG Ratings, it had the highest score, "Best ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... companies. "This approach is not dissimilar to buying a long-term portfolio insurance as a hedge to ensure multi-period sustainability of investment return," the paper notes. The collaborative approach means targeting system-wide improvement through ...

AGL wins three awards for sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... at the Australian Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Reporting Awards - the top prize of Best Sustainability Report as well as Best Sustainability Reporting of an ASX 50 Company and Best Sustainability Reporting for an Energy and Utilities ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... advantages inherent in diversity. Author Anthea McIntyre, senior policy advisor and legal counsel at AICD, talks to The Sustainability Report. Q: What is the correlation between board diversity and financial/corporate performance? To what extent can ...

Forthcoming GRESB report to benchmark RE environmental, social performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
In September, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will release its second survey assessing the environmental and social performance of public and private real estate investments. GRESB will be used by institutional investors to engage ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... the investor, commonly reported indicators, and reporting resources. "Over the last four years, our research in sustainability reporting has shown that while many companies have made progress on ESG risk reporting, most still struggle to grasp the concept ...

Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
Although sustainability/ESG considerations and sovereign defaults are not, at first pass, connected to each other, when Tim Hodgson, senior investment consultant and head of Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Group talks about both, the word "imbalances" ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... a public authority that provides investment and funds management services to Victorian public bodies, told The Sustainability Report in July that board concentration is a serious concern for the VMFC. "Often we have discussions with companies about capacity ...

Sustainability a key theme for investor awareness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Sustainability and major sovereign default are two key themes investors need to be aware of, according to Tim Hodgson, senior investment consultant and head of Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Group. "Sustainability is not a problem for the next three ...