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Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... sell an assortment of varieties by the glass to customers willing to pay in different price ranges. Initially, the bulk nature of wine on tap will likely attract sales of the lower end wine quality. In principle, however, there is no reason, other than ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... the federal government's climate change policy. However, legal experts who attended COP 21 believe that the progressive nature of the agreement, the stipulation that companies will review their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) at five year ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... future won't mirror the past because of things like climate change, resource scarcity, aging population and the interrelated nature of the risks, and the physical and political and the economic implications of them." These megatrends require thinking ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Thursday. The paper calls for changes that will result in two main objectives - focusing capital on the long term "which by its nature is not just about holding equity in companies for longer, but also is about unlocking capital towards assets required ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... for the fund. The white paper outlines activities that the fund was already conducting, but reiterates the fundamental nature of responsible investment for the fund, O'Connor said. "We were already integrating it at a detailed level, with due diligence ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... and I think she sort of nails it in the sense that she says we fell into the trap as a species that we're separate from nature, as if we're two entities." Wright and Nyberg discuss climate change as a business risk, corporate climate politics, the role ...

Draft Low Carbon Transport Standard issued for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... crucial that low carbon transport, rather than fossil fuel based transport, is prioritised while recognising the special nature of the transport sector and the complexity of players across modes and functions. Green bonds can play a huge role in financing ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... year some formal language around shareholder resolutions," Davidson said. "Companies and resolutions vary a lot in their nature, and it means that we need to take each case on a case-by-case basis, what we want to see is companies entering into a dialogue ...

International Integrated Reporting Council appoints new board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... development," Melancon said. "The appointment of a board with diverse global experience, with very senior people who reflect the nature of the global coalition, marks an exciting milestone in the IIRC's development, as we continue to see worldwide adoption ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... (UNHCR) and the Australian Human Rights Commission, have found that the mandatory, prolonged, indefinite, and nonreviewable nature of detention at asylum seeker processing centres breaches the fundamental principles of international human rights law." ...