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BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... definitions of ESG and developing a common lexicon. d.Providing guidance that recognises the need to tailor reporting to industries. 2.Establish safe harbour provisions that ensure companies who initiate ESG factor reporting do not face retrospective ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... donations at this year's AGM season. On its website, ACCR has drafted model resolutions for the fossil fuel and banking industries. "We have draft potential resolutions on the websites, one for fossil fuel companies, and one for banks," Le Couteur said. ...

ARENA funds Southern Oil Refining biofuel lab pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... "clear potential" for biofuel production and refining in Australia, said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "Our agricultural industries have an abundance of plant waste that can be ideal biocrude feedstock and there are several potential markets for selling ...

Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... disruption without gender diversity? Think again, a survey of 350 C-suite executives from the top 200 companies in seven industries around the world. The majority - 69% - told EY that they believe they will achieve gender parity on their board within ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... communications, at Dimensional Fund Advisors Australia. "A lot of in-and-out strategies can mean you end up excluding entire industries that result in a not very diverse portfolio," Parker said. "This is a way of rewarding performance by weighting towards ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australia will join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), nearly four years after first studying the initiative for applicability. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is an international set of standards for transparency ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... encourage efficient water use. Sustanalytics analysed companies in the food products, semiconductors and utilities industries and found that 40% of the companies have poor water management programs, despite having exposures such as competing in water-intensive ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... EITES will have access to cheaper international carbon offset units and will also establish an AU$300 million Strategic Industries Reserve Fund over three years from 1 July 2017 to 2020. The fund will support EITEs as they modernise and diversify to ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... funding has represented a significant portion of the Certegy business for several years and is one of our strongest industries. In offering the Class A2-G note, FlexiGroup has given new and existing investors the opportunity to directly support environmentally ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... said. "What we've seen from some of our clients is that they want to screen out some of those poorer-performing ESG industries or companies," Leonard said. "We have bans on gambling, tobacco, and the like for some clients, and they'll also look at limiting ...