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End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... suggested that in addition to considering strategies such as salary sacrifice, co-contribution and spouse contribution, retail investors also take the time to look at the way their superannuation fund managers invest their money. The firm emphasises ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Fund managers and analysts are reassessing Australian retailer's supply chain management as a result of the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh last month. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The factory collapse, which has left more ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... well, whether that's industry associations or unions or other sources you can find to paint the full picture." See Also: Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Companies are reducing their energy costs with audits that unlock a combination of solutions including upgrades, process improvements and examining energy demands, according to Pangolin Associates. Pangolin Associates conducts energy audits as part ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... development." See Also: Good Shepherd Microfinance opens third Good Money site NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

Zoos Victoria certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Among those measures include a solar PV system to provide power for energy efficient lighting in Melbourne Zoo's front retail shop and improvements to Melbourne Zoo's Butterfly House have significantly reduced the amount of gas needed to keep its temperature ...

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... natural gas and producing low-carbon thermal energy, and providing heating and cooling for 3,000 residences and 65,000sqm of retail and commercial space in 14 buildings at Central Park. "In terms of this opportunity, it varied from our other, Melbourne ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Ed Note: The Sustainability Report welcomes this comment from Stephen Hale, a director at Core and former founding MD of OgilvyEarth. Core is an independent Sydney-based marketing and strategy agency Stephen Hale The other day a well known marketing ...

GRESB hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... include Colonial First State Global Asset Management (GFSGAM)'s Commonwealth Property Office Fund, the GPT Group, considered retail for the purposes of the survey, Stockland for residential, Australian Prime Property Fund Industrial, managed by Lend ...