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ACCSR: Companies lack strategies to manage human rights risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Australian businesses are increasingly recognising they need to manage human rights risks in their supply chains, but lack clear strategies and processes to take action, according to new research from the Australian Human Rights Commission, Australian ...

Mining companies not adequately managing carbon risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The world's largest metal and mining companies are not adequately managing carbon and water risks, and most are unsupportive of new climate regulation, according to the CDP. CDP has published a new report, Making the grade: Are some miners chasing fool's ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Clarity in the laws governing fiduciary duties and the responsibilities of institutional investors in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks should be a high priority for the financial services sector, according to a new white ...

GRI CEO discusses future of sustainability reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is in the process of transitioning the G4 guidelines to the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, but that process is only one phase of the organisation's wider mission to enhance the transparency of non-financial ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The corporate world is on a path of "creative self-destruction" when it comes to the business response to climate change, according to a new book. Professor Chris Wright, University of Sydney Business School In Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
China has grown into being a leader on climate change through a combination of domestic pressures and moral concerns, said Professor Qi Ye, director of Brookings Tsinghua Centre for Public Policy. Prof Qi Ye, director of Brookings Tsinghua Centre for ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Australia has tumbled out of the top ten in EY's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), due to policy changes that has slowed momentum in the market. Australia has fallen from 10 th to 13 th in the most recent RECAI. "Australia's government ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) has named Westpac Banking Group and Stockland as industry group leaders in the 2015 indices review. DJSI has also added BHP Billiton as one of the three largest addition to the indices by market capitalisation. ...

Inflection Point Capital Management launches Zero Carbon

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Inflection Point Capital Management and La Francaise have created a climate-themed global equities fund, vested with â,¬ 25 million in seed capital from La Francaise. Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst, Inflection Point Capital Management The ...

Australian Ethical launches Emerging Companies Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has launched the Emerging Companies Fund, a diversified portfolio of shares in micro- and small-capitalisation companies. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director The fund reflects Australian's investment approach ...