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Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Unlisted alternative assets can provide access to sustainability themes without the volatility exposures that come with listed market investments, and Mercer has said it is seeking to identify quality managers in this space. Helga Birgden Mercer's responsible ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
The United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched a new work stream that will analyse how systemic barriers are impeding the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision ...

Michael Walsh hired as CEO of UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has hired Michael Walsh as executive director and chief executive officer. UCA Funds Management is an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania and manages more than AU$800m in ethical portfolios ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
If you eat or drink in Australia, you're likely to have been a Woolworths customer once or twice this year. If not, you may have bought something in a big box from BigW or Masters, as Woolworths pushes to match its doppelganger Wesfarmers in every sector. ...

Mercer study to investigate shareholder loyalty rewards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Mercer, Stikeman Elliott LP and the Generation Foundation are investigating the concept of loyalty rewards, instruments designed to reward corporate shareholders for retaining their shares over a longer time period. Helga Birgden Loyalty rewards are ...

Local Government Super leader on managing climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has released a global climate investment index ranking the world's largest institutional asset owners on how they invest to manage climate risk. Australia's Local Government Super (LGS) was ranked the top institutional ...

CPA Australia issues SME sustainability assurance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
CPA Australia has published a guide designed to accountants' capacity to provide assurance on sustainability reports for small and medium-sized entities (SMEs). Amir Ghandar The report, A Guide for Assurance on SME Sustainability Reports, is a practitioners' ...

Environmental, operating risk to unconventional oil projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The historically high price of oil is fuelling the economics of unconventional petroleum projects, but investors must factor in greater risk from environmental liabilities such as marine hydrocarbon spills and ongoing operational costs when assessing ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank of Australia reported an increase in retail customer satisfaction of 79%, a 4% jump from last year, as well as increases in gender diversity and community program funding in its most recent sustainability report. Commonwealth Bank ...

Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
Investment consultants Towers Watson believes that the world economies are in a period of transformation across a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, and institutional investors need a similar level of transformation to their ...