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AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... emerging markets. But the AXA IM found that boards of those 50 companies have not diversified as fast as their companies' business strategies - AXA IM's analysis showed that European nationals make up 84% of board directors at those companies. "Everyone ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... the report's release. " It is critical for metals and mining companies to integrate water in their current and future business strategies in order to develop more resilient business models that offer long lasting investment cases."

ACSI starts recruitment process for new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... internationally, "exceptional stakeholder engagement skills" and the ability to deal with senior leaders in the industry, business and government, "an appreciation of the 'all profit to members' superannuation funds and their attitudes towards investments" ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... thus far. It is intended to make it affordable for farmers to establish conservation as an enterprise within a farming business - landowners are paid an annual fee for putting a portion of their land under conservation management for a minimum period ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... related to corporate sustainability," said Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext. "We lead by example by running our business in an environmentally responsible manner, and by leveraging the unique power of our platform and our NYSE Euronext community ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... and in Queensland. The overseas experience cited in the paper builds the CEFC's case that demand management can reduce business and residential electricity bills through "lower customer energy consumption, via improving end use energy efficiency, lower ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... investment. We are also comfortable with their social commitment to inclusive finance - it is core to how they do their business. We had to verify that, to insure that we get real comfort in terms of their long term commitment to providing services to ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... entities to organise their hedging and trading policies faster than expected. Jennifer Lauber-Patterson "It means that business is going to have to make sure that they are ready for the auction," said Jennifer Lauber Patterson, executive director, Frontier ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... announced the AU$100 million expansion of an existing Low Carbon Australia co-financing program for energy efficiency business loans. "We are in active discussions with over 50 project proponents, which would involve CEFC finance of circa AU$2 billion ...

ACCA: Rio+20 corporate sustainability commitments "too weak"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Focus on materiality Ensure outcomes-based and contextual reporting Facilitate the integration of sustainability into business strategy Collaborate and consult with key stakeholders Use stock exchanges and their influence over listed companies Build ...