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RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Core responsible investment funds grew at faster rate than the broader mainstream market in 2011, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Core responsible investment, which RIAA defines as including managed responsible investment ...

Renewable energy provides 10% of Australia's electricity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Nearly 10% of Australia's electricity was derived from renewable energy sources in the year to September 2011, according to a report by the Clean Energy Council. According to the council's Clean Energy Australia Report 2011, Australia's electricity ...

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
As Perpetual finishes its second year as a UNPRI signatory, the investment manager will continue embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) into its investment considerations, including finalising a dashboard report approach to ESG with their ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Differences in carbon pricing policies in various countries and regions will cause variations in production costs for the mining industry, raising the possibility that production in one area will become less competitive than in others, the International ...

Woolworths' employment, supply chain policies in 2011 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Woolworths launched a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to advance opportunities of Indigenous Australians and reported a 30% decrease in its lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR), against a backdrop of a 5.1% increase in net profit to AU$2.124bn for ...

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 ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With more institutional investors becoming more active in voting their proxy votes, company directors must improve their communication throughout the year, said David Crawford, chairman of Foster's Group and Lend Lease Group. This year's annual general ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
ANZ has reported an increase in employee engagement and has integrated its human rights standard into its training program, but disclosed a slight decrease in the percentage of women in management, against a backdrop of group net profit after tax of ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With the increasing demand for sustainable fixed income investments on the rise, fund managers are creating funds that invest in so-called "green bonds" - bonds with investments in projects such as renewable energy developments. While it is possible ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Westpac Group has recorded increases in employee engagement and the percentage of women in leadership and decreases in its lost time injury frequency rate (LITFR) and greenhouse gas emissions, against a backdrop of a net profit of AU$6.99bn, an increase ...