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Companies consider implications of new ASX principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... tail are smaller companies," said Judith Fox, national director, policy and publishing, at the Governance Institute of Australia." Only a certain, small handful are significantly large enough companies with resources in place to put in chief risk officers ...

AODP, ClientEarth to challenge funds on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... will target, pointing to the AODP Global Climate Index and the laggards on the list as potential funds of interest. "Australia is a highly regulated superannuation market, and Australia is a country we are looking very, very closely at," Poulter said. ...

Investors integrating ESG in quant portfolios: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Melbourne this week. Northern Trust has formally established an asset management sales and client servicing team in Australia, and is highlighting the firm's ability to tailor equities products with environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... been in contact with with groups including the UK-based Instititional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), and Australia's Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Wildsmith noted that diversified mining conglomerates such as Glencore, Anglo American ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has formally established an asset management sales and client servicing team in Australia, and is highlighting the firm's ability to tailor equities products with environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance screens. Steve Potter ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... stability and their juicy dividends. We do foresee that changing." See Also: Sustanalytics considering expansion into Australia

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... and SNAKK Media of NZ were named to the "Best for the Workers" category. The B Corp movement opened a local branch in Australia 18 months ago. Currently, here are 57 certified B Corporations in Australia and New Zealand, and more than 500 companies are ...

School for Social Entrepreneurs holds NDIS training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... will come with the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). NDIS is being implemented across Australia, and SSE's Accelerator program will incorporate the organisation's capability-focused "action-learning" approach to training. ...

Louise Davidson appointed ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... to us and will continue Gordon's impressive contribution to the responsible investment and sustainability debate in Australia." Cbus Super is an AU$30 billion industry superannuation fund. Davidson has worked in her current role at Cbus for six years ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... well as wetland and stream mitigation banks and forest carbon offset projects. The manager has four main vehicles - the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund (ANZFF) and the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF 2), valued at AU$2.2 billion at the end ...