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CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... CEFC board to adopt a portfolio benchmark return for fund performance based on a weighted average of the five-year Australian government bond rate, reflecting the long-term nature of the fund's performance. The CEFC will also be able to offer a limited ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australian coal exports are 11% of the global coal market, but represent 25% of a precautionary global carbon budget for coal, exposing investors in coal resourcesto potentially rapid devaluation and stranded assets, according to a report by The Climate ...

Australian Ethical Investment board director resigns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment board director Justine Hickey has resigned, a decision she foreshadowed at the November 2012 AGM. Hickey was re-elected as director at the November 2012 AGM, but she advised shareholders at the time that she would not serve ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Spear, head of investor education, AustralianSuper The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a grassroots project that asks people to contact their superannuation fund ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... CEFC board to adopt a portfolio benchmark return for fund performance based on a weighted average of the five-year Australian government bond rate, reflecting the long-term nature of the fund's performance. The CEFC will also be able to offer a limited ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... investors and analysts on the current reporting standards. The final report will be an update to PWYP's 2011 report, The Australian Securities Exchange: extractive industry companies and payment disclosure, and will be launched at the Extractive Industries ...

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 ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... well. There are a number of managers providing funds into the impact investment sphere already in Australia, and the Australian government is further encouraging the sector's development through DEEWR's AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand companies lag global and UK peers in the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index), a leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility. The CR Index ranks and compares companies - public, private, partnerships, franchise ...

IIRC publishes Integrated Reporting consultation draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... companies and investors about the real drivers of long-term performance, risk and value,' said Ann Byrne, CEO of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. "We encourage all Australian listed companies to participate in the consultation, with ...