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NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... each sector have also seen their scope 1 and 2 emissions increase by an average of 2.3% since 2009, according to CDP. Australian listed companies Woodside, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are on the list of the 50 biggest emitters. Australian companies make ...

NGS Super to launch stand-along SRI fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the Green Shares option related more to the fact that it was fairly risky and volatile - it's 100% equities, with 60% Australian equities and 40% international equities. This research showed us that members say that SRI is more important to them than ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australian/New Zealand property companies and funds continue to demonstrate global leadership in sustainability performance as the top-performing region in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2013 report. Performance of Australia/NZ ...

Cbus to divest from tobacco assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... encourage a similar approach by the fund manager. See Also: VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM Future Fund excludes tobacco producers from portfolio

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... as sovereign debt. Christensen in particular highlighted impact investing as an area of focus, particularly for the Australian market. AXA IM defines impact investing as investments in businesses and/or funds that generate social and/or environmental ...

GNDI comments on proposed Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... risks and how they determine their success in managing those risks," said John Colvin, chair of GNDI and CEO of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). "However, we have significant concerns that should Integrated Reporting be mandated ...

ACCSR appoints Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) has appointed Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director. Dutton is the former head of The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPSA), which he led as founding managing director ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... EUA was negotiated between the City of Melbourne, the owners of 19-storey building at 499-501 Swanston Street and the Australian Environmental Upgrade Fund (TAEUF), which is funded by NAB and Eureka Funds Management. The $7 million retrofit includes ...

ASX to include ESG disclosures in governance principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has proposed amending its Governance Principles and Recommendations to ask listed companies to disclose how economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. The ASX Group's ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... 2013 annual general meeting (AGM) season, AMP Capital has released its biannual corporate governance report and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have released its biennial update to its corporate governance guidelines. Both reports ...