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Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... and manufacturing industries, including mining, most electrical power utilities and chemicals. Under that scenario, Australia would rank as one of the five countries most likely to experience the greatest shift in demand and be worst off, along with ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The government has made four appointments to the Energy Security Council, a body established as part of the Clean Energy Future legislation to advise on measures to address energy security risks. Ross Bunyon, Nancy Fox, Stephen Parbery and Michael Perry ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Fund management professionals say that the continuing quest to demonstrate the tangible costs and benefits of integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into portfolio valuations will be a dominant theme for 2012, along with continued ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
GESB, the AU$12bn superannuation fund for Western Australia public sector employees, will drop its MY plan - Responsible Investments Australian Shares option from March 2012. GESB launched the investment option in 2007, and it is managed by AMP Capital ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Companies with international operations will need to review their anti-corruption and anti-bribery policies if the Australian government removes the "facilitation payments" defence from laws. David Luijerink, KPMG forensic partner In November, the government ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Actual and perceived costs and benefits of wind farms can be influenced by "design, implementation and community engagement processes", according to a study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The CSIRO Energy ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Regulators and other stakeholder are asking the AU$1.4tr superannuation fund industry to increase their disclosure of asset holdings. While the industry is responding to those calls, their proposals are tempered by the context of providing meaningful ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is continuing to set up working groups for the development of the G4 next generation reporting guidelines. While nominations for the Disclosure on Management Approach working group close as of 13 January, more working ...

Australian Ethical names exec director business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Steve Newnham executive director, business development. Newnham has been a director of Australian Ethical for the past year, said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical's managing director. Newnham will work on developing ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has reported certifying 100 Green Star building projects in one calendar year. This is the highest number of certifications that GBCA has done since certifying 88 projects in 2009. GBCA launched the Green ...