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Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... next 10 years, and that there are not enough workers of similar experience levels to replace them. This human capital management risk poses a threat in terms of both health and safety and delays in projected capital expenditure spending. "There is a ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... initiatives runs into the thousands." With that as the backdrop, David Paradice, portfolio manager of Paradice Investment Management and a member of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) expert review explained how the corporation can provide opportunities ...

SAP: sustainability for innovation as well as cost reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
SAP, the business management software provider, has integrated sustainability metrics into its corporate strategy for both internal cost reductions and as a source of corporate innovation, using a stakeholder body of executives and customers to gather ...

GBST, CAER to offer quantitative ESG data tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... corporate ESG research firm CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility are partnering on a quantitative ESG risk management tool aimed at superannuation funds and fund managers. The product can be used as a responsible investment overlay for ...

AMP hires Ross Andrews as ESG research associate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Mozambique, primarily in the mining and energy sectors. He has a Masters in Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Management from Monash University and a Bachelor of Arts from University of Western Australia.

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... demonstration sites around the country to educate on the applicability of biochar across a range of agricultural and land management circumstances, plus research activities to underpin CFI offset methodologies. The North East Catchment Authority was ...

QIC selects Molpus Woodlands Group for timber mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... value and additional income through activities such as the sale of carbon credits, as well as from improved timber management, said James Dick, QIC's head of alternative investments. "Broadly, we want to increase the allocations to our clients to real ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... the extra hours out of employees in a lean workforce, long hours are not sustainable over the long term." Workforce management can be a material issue for the professional services industry, in that a healthy and motivated workforce is central to generating ...

CFSGAM reports top quartile performance in UNPRI principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is rated as performing in the top quartile of global investment managers for five of the six UNPRI principles, and the firm has reaffirmed its commitment to leadership in integrating ESG considerations ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... The building upgrade included new air conditioning and the replacement of the base building metering and the building management system. Low Carbon Australia worked with Harvest with to develop a tailored financial solution for the energy efficiency ...