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UCA Funds Management adds Nine Entertainment Company to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... industry average is 3.9% of total revenue, said Michael Walsh, chief executive officer, UCA Funds Management. "There's the nature of the advertising as well, in terms of its association with major sports events, G-rated shows, and placement in prime ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... all stakeholders," Thorn said. The Murray Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund is managed by Kilter Rural. Established by Nature Conservancy Australia, the fund invests in permanent water rights in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin and allocated those rights ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... assess corporate managers or biodiversity or sustainability managers who are looking at or developing a response to valuing nature," said Andrew Petersen, chief executive officer at Sustainable Business Australia. "The protocol itself is going to provide ...

Companies exposed to water scarcity risks: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... how complex the problem is. There is lots of good research and studies that go into greater detail on the issues, but the nature of the pricing mechanism is one thing that stands out. I think one of the great challenges for corporates and individuals ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... that data. There is a challenge around sample sizes in this - even with these transactions that are that are of a sizeable nature, it takes time to flow through and for new dwellings to be built. We're in parallel, looking at what the benchmarks are ...

Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... sell an assortment of varieties by the glass to customers willing to pay in different price ranges. Initially, the bulk nature of wine on tap will likely attract sales of the lower end wine quality. In principle, however, there is no reason, other than ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... the federal government's climate change policy. However, legal experts who attended COP 21 believe that the progressive nature of the agreement, the stipulation that companies will review their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) at five year ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... future won't mirror the past because of things like climate change, resource scarcity, aging population and the interrelated nature of the risks, and the physical and political and the economic implications of them." These megatrends require thinking ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Thursday. The paper calls for changes that will result in two main objectives - focusing capital on the long term "which by its nature is not just about holding equity in companies for longer, but also is about unlocking capital towards assets required ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... for the fund. The white paper outlines activities that the fund was already conducting, but reiterates the fundamental nature of responsible investment for the fund, O'Connor said. "We were already integrating it at a detailed level, with due diligence ...