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Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... capital which was 66% higher for companies with the highest percentage of women directors. A subsequent report by Catalyst a few years later also suggested that the number of women on a company's board positively affects the future of women in its senior ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... than 30 years and there have been a number of campaigns around treatment of animals in the export trade, such as the one a few years ago around sheep and export to the Middle East." The cattle industry saw an abrupt loss of social license to operate ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... that off this year. Q: In terms of benchmarking your own performance, how often do you report to clients? RM: There are a few touch points in terms of reporting to clients. Every quarter we provide a list of activities we've undertaken in relation to ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... on activities to integrate ESG factors into investment decisions and operations is "immature". "It's very immature and very few funds are very good at providing transparency. About half the funds in Australia don't qualify for consideration, to begin ...

The impact of universal owners on sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... investment strategy that emphasises certain sectors such as clean tech, or through regulatory influence, Towers Watson said. Few institutions actively promote a Universal Owner philosophy in sustainable investing, Towers Watson notes, because many are ...

"Two Strikes" for directors legislation passes Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, passed the Senate this week and will take effect in a few weeks. The legislation gives shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies the right to remove directors ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... with a further 15% of asset managers and 45% of asset owners considering an allocation to thematic investments over the next few years. Further, despite private equity investors actively assessing climate change policy, there is very little monitoring ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... investment" approaches, and as a source of investment opportunity in sectors such as renewable energy. "Sustainable investment has a few components," Goss said (pictured at left). "First is the recognition and management of long-term investment horizons ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
Rio Tinto reported falling injury frequency rates, a year-on-year uptick in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity and a 40 per cent increase in community contributions against a backdrop of record US$14bn in underlying earnings and falling debt in ...

UN PRI rolls out mandatory fees, expanded agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... local signatories, many of whom have voluntarily paid fees since becoming members. "PRI has grown quite a lot in the past few years, which is a good thing to see," said Talieh Bentley, head of governance and sustainable investment at UniSuper. "There ...