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Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds interact with internal stakeholders such as fund members, and the decisions they make in response to megatrends like demographic shifts and climate change mean that superannuation funds do have an influence on the political economy. ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... will impact their businesses' future, but most companies focus on tactical rather than strategic responses to those megatrends, according to a report from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Focal Point Australia, CPA Australia and KPMG Australia. ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... that the companies that will perform tomorrow are those that not only understand ESG but are able to respond to future megatrends with agility and innovation," Noble said. "To us, investment is the critical factor as a driver of change in society." This ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Capital Management (IPCM). Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst, Inflection Point Capital Management Noble cited five megatrends in the farm sector that IPCM is focusing on - food security, urbanisation, rise of the developing world, obesity in the ...

BITC index ranks global companies' corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... strategies means, rather than an end, Dayeh said. "The other interesting trend seems to be where the broader sustainability megatrends are going and how they're impacting the way organisations remain viable," he said. "That can be a blind spot if an ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... resource practices. That will happen with a more affluent and sustainability-sensitive customer." Understanding those megatrends and seeing the opportunities and challenge of sustainable development is integral to the success the paper foresees. "The ...
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