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EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... pollution such as putting a cap on coal consumption by 2015. There are currently existing ETS in place in the EU, New Zealand and California. "As a whole we prefer as strong a market-based mechanism as possible and we definitely want certainty, but it's ...

AECOM employees to support Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... they introduce smokeless cookstoves into the product range, said Michael Batchelor, AECOM chief executive, Australia New Zealand. Using smokeless cookstoves will dramatically reduce indoor air pollution, which Batchelor said kills 875,000 people in India ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... we'll see the response from a risk management perspective and more broadly as well." The RIAA report also explored the New Zealand market, which has seen a higher penetration of responsible investment across its funds management industry. Funds in New ...

CDP extends partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
CDP will expand its partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS) to Australia, New Zealand, the Nordics and Benelux regions and India, bring extended services measuring supply chain carbon management and sustainability scoring to those countries. FCS ...

NZ Super excludes nuclear base operators from investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has decided to exclude a group of nuclear base operators because they are involved in programs to extend the life of nuclear stockpiles in the United States and United Kingdom. The NZ$22bn NZ Superannuation Fund will ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... 2012, generating a total of more than 2,500 responses. There were two workshops held in Australia and one held in New Zealand during the 2012 comment period, and there were approximately 80 participants in all, over the three workshops, Focal Point Australia ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... said in its 2012 responsible investment annual report. CFSGAM, known as First State Investments outside of Australia/New Zealand, published its responsible investment accomplishments of 2012 and made new commitments to strengthen its responsible investment ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand companies lag global and UK peers in the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index), a leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility. The CR Index ranks and compares companies - public, private, partnerships, franchise ...

Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... their investment process and wider business. Will Oulton CFSGAM, known as First State Investments outside of Australia/New Zealand, manages US$160 billion across a range of global asset classes and markets. The fund manager is a top-quartile performer ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... State of CSR 2012/2013 surveyed 160 people working in corporate responsibility and sustainability in Australia and New Zealand and asked them to evaluate leadership and CSR. ACCSR has researched the issues that impact on improving CSR practice since ...