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Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Institute. Universities in Australia and around the world are doing little to mitigate exposure to climate change's financial risk, or failing to state their mitigation strategies at all, according to the Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP). AODP ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... part of that package, ASX has included Recommendation 7.4 to Principle 7, covering how listed boards recognise and manage risk. Recommendation 7.4 says "[a] listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to economic, environmental ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... "Firstly, we need to educate members on what is patient capital. What is the difference between short term returns and long term, risk-adjusted returns? If you're 20 years old and you're giving me your superannuation money and you can't touch it for ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice issues. Future Fund hires new head of ESG risk management The Future Fund has hired appointed Joel Posters as its new head of environmental, social and governance risk management. ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... in the way that elected politicians are, but funds' investment activities are impacted by politics, policy and sovereign risk concerns, and they, in turn, impact on the political system in providing for the long term income and capital needs for Australian ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... allocated to look at impact investments that resonate with our members," Murphy said. "Naturally, the investments have to show risk adjusted return in an appropriate structure, but we are looking for something that makes a difference in terms of environmental ...

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 ...