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Catholic Super hires investment manager for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Catholic Super has hired Danyelle Guyatt, currently global head of research for Mercer's responsible investment practice, as the AU$4.16bn fund's investment manager. As part of her role, Guyatt will be responsible for designing and implementing a responsible ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors globally view climate change as a material investment risk/opportunity, and most frequently look to their listed equity portfolio when considering climate change issues, according to a Mercer study commissioned by international ...

Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... alarm. If remediation is applied retrospectively it can be very expensive. That's important because it could significantly impact earnings. Better to reduce those negative earnings surprises and identify stocks with stable earnings growth. If you're ...

Swan: carbon price vital for first-rate, first-world economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... tonne of carbon emissions. Swan said that the Productivity Commission will later this week release a report examining the impact of other country's policies to reduce pollution and support clean energy, saying that the report will "but the report will ...

Australia well placed to implement ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... emissions pricing mechanism and transition to a lower carbon economy. "The imposition of a carbon price will significantly impact the Australian economy and potentially poses long-term risks for business," said Russell Thomas, Finsia's CEO. "As a result ...

Goodman Group announces DIISR building development win

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Goodman Group will develop a four-star Green star and five-star NABERS rating mixed laboratory and office space development for the Australian government's Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in North Ryde, NSW. The building ...

Companies investing in sustainable operations showing returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... becoming increasingly aware of the risks arising from the global mega-trends, and are seeking to understand how these issues impact asset values, earnings and future cash flows," the report noted. "There is a growing focus on the need for what is called ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... The Sustainability Report their investment process, the way ESG is considered and what happens when ESG makes a material impact on an investment decision. Q: CFSGAM are signatories to UNPRI and are committed to responsible investment. How does this actually ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... risk perspective, continuous disclosure would capture it anyway. Given that many sustainability issues have a material impact on business, once a year is enough." Walsh noted that ANZ think a well written sustainability report with information objectives ...

KPMG: sustainability strategies driven by cost reduction, environment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
More than 60% of companies surveyed in a global KPMG report say they have a strategy for corporate sustainability, with cost reduction a key rationale and a primary focus on the environmental side, particularly on resource and energy efficiency. According ...