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Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... the question of the speed of the required change. Australia is a resource rich nation that exports coal, fossil fuels and meat. Mineral fuels including oil make up 34.6% of total exports. Ores, slag and ash (including iron ore) make up 23.5% of exports. ...

NZ Super to divest from gun manufacture investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... of nuclear explosive devices, the manufacture of anti-personnel mines, the manufacture of tobacco, the processing of whale meat, and recreational cannabis. The fund also excludes a small number of individual companies for severe breaches of responsible ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
The world's biggest meat and fish companies are not managing critical business risks such as greenhouse gas emissions and antibiotics risk, with three Australian companies scoring medium or high risk, according to the FAIRR Protein Producers Index. ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... increasing middle class - a lot of that increase will be emerging consumers trading up from eating vegetable based diet to meat-based diet. But there is also a diversification of protein sources, so soy is well positioned to meet the demand. It' doesn't ...

NZ Super to exclude companies in recreational cannabis industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... nuclear explosive devices (NEDs); the manufacture of anti-personnel mines; the manufacture of tobacco; the processing of whale meat. "The Fund also excludes a small number of individual companies for severe breaches of responsible investment standards ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... move likely to be praised by sustainability advocates such as members of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, the Red Meat Advisory Council released a draft sustainability framework for the beef industry in Australia. Implementation of the Australian ...

Red Meat Advisory Council developing sustainability framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) is developing an Australian Beef Sustainability Framework to define sustainable beef indicators throughout the supply chain. Prue Bondfield, chair of Sustainability Steering Group, Red Meat Advisory Council The Australian ...

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... factory farming, which they believe financial markets are not valuing appropriately. "We think that the moment, demand for meat is increasing at a rate that is unsustainable," McKinley said. "When you look at growth projections for meat consumption in ...

Australian grain industry poised for export gains: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... reducing the ability to support grass-fed cattle, and a dramatic increase in people in Asia shifting their diets towards red meat and dairy. Whitehead noted that drought comes in Australia every two to three years out of five, which impacts on the way ...

Agriculture, food and beverage pose ESG risks: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... edge in niche areas including infant formula, nutritional supplements, UHT milk, and some select premium dairy, seafood and meat products. With these potential opportunities for investment performance, however, come potential environmental, social and ...