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NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Most large Australian companies are struggling to find strategic responses to climate change adaptation challenges, "apparently paralysed by short-term profit first thinking, uncertain political risks and a corporate culture unused to volatility and ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... be protected," Mooney said. "What we know is that our clients want asset protection for not just thing like jewellery or high end electronics, but for the assets that improve their quality of life - their fridge, their washing machine, their car. We ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... organisational performance to become a national and international leader in sustainability. We are honoured to receive such a high accolade for our effort " Teachers Mutual Bank highlighted several accomplishments that led to the institution increasing ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... are production disruptions and inefficiencies stemming from protests and low levels of community cooperation, and there is high potential to regulatory response, which are all risks to investments. This social unrest can manifest itself in changes to ...

Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... amongst other things, at how ESG risks can be mitigated." Value at risk diminishes the longer fossil fuel demand holds up, and "high quality coal with access to established export infrastructure may fare relatively better," the report finds. Coking coal ...

Climate Institute calls for long-term national carbon budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... reference to avoiding dangerous climate change," said Erwin Jackson, deputy CEO of the Climate Institute. "Australia's current high levels of per capita carbon pollution, which have grown at around twice the global average over recent decades, make this ...

Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Group has focused on three priority areas in its 2013-2017 sustainability strategy -responding to shifts in demographic and cultural change, creating economic solutions to environmental challenges, and helping customers achieve sustainable financial ...

SIRIS placed into administration, company confirms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... and then leveraging that through the value chain upwards again and developing relationships at that end. That's what the high level proposal looks like." SIRIS is continuing to operate during the administration process, Macek said. "We do have clients ...

Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Using the prototype integrated reporting (IR) framework released by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has yielded better communication between internal stakeholders and more robust conversations about materiality, strategic focus ...