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UK pension fund to divest half its portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... Williamson and originally appeared in sister publication Financial Standard. The UK's National Employment Savings Trust, known as NEST, will immediately shift close to half of its entire portfolio to climate aware strategies and begin divesting from ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors has commissioned research from the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney that has led to the development of a packaging sustainability performance framework. David Gait, managing partner, Stewart ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Alison Atherton, Research Principal at Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney By Alison Atherton, Institute for Sustainable Futures When sustainable ...

CEFC appoints Ian Learmonth as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has hired Ian Learmonth as its new chief executive officer. Ian Learmonth, incoming CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Learmonth will succeed outgoing CEO Oliver Yates, and will join the CEFC on 15 May. ...

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has joined a coalition of 40 institutional investors engaging with 16 multinational food companies over concerns of material risks posed by industrial animal production. Ella McKinley, ethics analyst, Australian Ethical ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
A coalition of global stakeholders have launched the Natural Capital Protocol, a framework designed to assist companies in measuring and valuing use of and impact on natural capital. Andrew Petersen, CEO, Sustainable Business Australia The Natural Capital ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... stepping up action and disclosure on physical, transitional and liability climate risks - which is endangering retirement nest eggs, shareholder value and potentially even the stability of our financial system. Worldwide, 246 of the 500 appear to be ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Elizabeth Proust has been elected chairman of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Proust has been a director of the AICD since March 2014. She is chairman of Nestle Australia, chairman of the Bank of Melbourne, and a member of the ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Origin Energy has endorsed all seven of the the CDP/We Mean Business climate leadership platform commitments. James Day, director, CDP Australia and New Zealand The seven CDP/We Mean Business 'Commit to Action' climate leadership commitments are benchmarks ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... savings can be put to work to deliver a strong, sustainable economy and society, whilst securely growing their retirement nest eggs, and are increasingly asking this of their investment managers. We anticipate this trend to only strengthen as a key driver ...