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Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... they leapfrog various steps that we've already been through," said Paterson of CAER. "It wouldn't surprise me if, in the next few years, we see energy needs developing in that way. For example, look at the current model of centralised power stations ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... are." The AODP said that it wrote to the world's largest 1,000 funds in July, seeking disclosures of climate risk strategies. Few funds have responded as of the publication of their report. Pension funds around the world must reprice high carbon assets ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... focused on operating our businesses for the long term without the distraction of relatively short-term forecasts. We set very few public targets, preferring to be judged on our performance, although each business has relevant internal targets that reflect ...

FTSE adds three Australian companies to FTSE4Good indexes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... labour standards only applied to companies that produce clothing, accessories, footwear, toys and food products. Over the last few years attention has expanded to other consumer products including consumer and office electronics, televisions, computers ...

PRI commitment spurs high-level action by Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... they might be assessed. "The autonomy is a selling point for the firm," Rooney said. "The PRI committee will be one of the few firm-wide committees. The CIO will sit on the committee, Tim Creedon will be on the team, Ingrid Dyott, a portfolio manager ...

Most Asia Pacific private equity investors monitor ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The majority of Asia-Pacific investors in private equity monitor, or expect to monitor, general partners' environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, in contrast to 70% of European investors and 27% of North American investors, according to ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... The governments' Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and Stronger Super reforms are rolling out from now over the next few years. "Two thirds of current [Australian Ethical] members are Greens voters and they are relatively engaged in their finances," ...

Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... green bonds' credentials, Mercer notes. Despite the lack of depth in the market, Mercer does evaluate green bonds as well as few fixed income managers on their integration of ESG into their investment processes, Birdgen said. "There are robust processes ...

GRI Focal Point's local angle to sustainability disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... he said. "Secondly, the Principle 7 guideline doesn't have sufficient guidance on climate change issues and so there are a few key limitations that would warrant support from investors for the Rio proposal."

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... climate change and vulnerability to climate change, air pollution, energy security, water security, waste management, to name a few issues. On the social side, there are things like education levels, the GINI coefficient, the demographic makeup of the ...