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Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... cap will have to surrender carbon offsets to the Clean Energy Regulatory to offset those emissions. The Coalition government led by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has currently in place the Direct Action Plan to cut carbon emissions to 5% below 2000 ...

ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Corporate Governance Code], the first thing that many Japanese companies have been picking up is paying more dividends, which has led to a big rerating of many companies." On the investor side, the introduction of the Stewardship Code has also seen an ...

New Community Sector Banking CEO outlines bank's value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Banking from the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group, where he worked for more than 15 years in roles including head - customer led connections, responsible for the development and implementation of the banking service's "strategic direction for online banking ...

Corporates implementing social return on investment frameworks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... increase in awareness that organisations have an impact beyond profit," Woo said. "They are considering themselves as a purpose-led organisation. If you're not just for profit, or if you have a higher purpose, can't you articulate, what is that purpose ...

Community Sector Banking hires new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Banking from the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group, where he worked for more than 15 years in roles including head - customer led connections, responsible for the development and implementation of the bank's "strategic direction for online banking, social ...

Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... arrangement, ARENA will not be able to issue grants funding for future renewable energy projects. The previous coalition government led by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott had attempted to repeal the CEFC, but the repeal legislation was rejected by ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
There is a need to develop metrics to measure social impacts of impact investment in sectors such as affordable and social housing, healthcare, homelessness and vulnerable children and young adults among others, according to investment and governance ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... does this play into the Asset Management perspective? BR: We spoke about Quality ESG, and there was a lot of work that was led by NZ Superannuation Fund. We spoke to you about that two years ago, and it's finally funded now. The performance of the last ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... pieces." Sainty noted that the entrenched belief that the board's first responsibility is to maximise shareholder value has led to a focus on short-term performance over long term sustainability of the corporation, with concomitant negative social and ...

ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... coalition that engaged with companies on the issue. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO A group of large global institutional investors led by the $854 billion US financial services company TIAA-CREF with engagement support from the Australian Council of Superannuation ...