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Assessing fossil fuel value in an "unburnable carbon" world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... believe there is a high probability of the unburnable carbon scenario occurring, then they must accept that they need to divest themselves of assets that have fossil fuel reserves, or experience a reduction in value. Under that scenario, risk reduction ...

Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... intolerance to tobacco from an indirect involvement point of view." Since receiving the letter back from TOMRA declining to divest, Australia Ethical has been collaborating with other institutional investors via the UNPRI clearinghouse. Australian Ethical ...

US college and university endowments lag on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
American college and university endowments have a weak understanding of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing strategies, trends and opportunities, according to a report by the Tellus Institute. US college and university endowments manage ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... wholesale funds and removed upfront fees across managed funds and superannuation. Its flagship Smaller Companies Trust will divest itself of all offshore equities, and the Property Trust has been closed to all but wholesale investors, Smith said. "A ...

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... more analytical way of doing this, rather than just a chat." But material ESG risks won't necessarily prompt analysts to divest from a company, mainly because ESG factors can be difficult to separate out as discrete causes. "Companies are generally more ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Pacific Hydro, a renewable energy company owned by Industry Funds Management's Australian Infrastructure Fund, reported a reduction in its carbon footprint of 37%, primarily due to a decrease in construction activities, while also reporting net sales ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... chemicals themselves." The environmental concerns over damage to the water supply led Australian Ethical Investments to divest itself of its holdings in Origin in October. Australian Ethical Investments had a AU$10m holding in Origin across its portfolios ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... they've admitted to us that they've made facilitation payments to gov'ts, and we have taken the decision in some instances to divest. IN other cases where we judge facilitation payments to less material risks and where the company's being more transparent ...

MSCI launches ESG platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... production of alcohol or tobacco products, or those that violate religious screening mandates. It also allows investors to divest from companies that violate internal investment policies prohibiting holdings in companies that manufacture controversial ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto reported falling injury frequency rates, a year-on-year uptick in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity and a 40 per cent increase in community contributions against a backdrop of record US$14bn in underlying earnings and falling debt in ...