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RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians would rather invest in a responsible superannuation fund than a superannuation fund which only considers maximising financial returns, according to a national poll organised by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... increased competition from online and overseas retailers, and exogenous pressures such as 2011's sharp increase in the cotton price. As a result, some companies are looking to their supply chain as a way of controlling costs. However, AMP said that focusing ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... risks from natural disasters. "In 2011 Nike issued a profit warning blamed on factors such as the increase in the price of cotton and oil supplies," van der Lugt said. "Once the company has to issue a profit warning, and there is an identified threat ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... have been going up in the eastern seaboard of China by around 20% a year for the past three or four years," Woods said. "Cotton prices are high, but they have come off a bit and Australian retailers have been cushioned by the high Australian dollar ...
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