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ACSI CEO elected to PRI Advisory Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... to the Principle for Responsible Investment's Advisory Council, PRI's strategic governance body. Ann Byrne Byrne is one of six candidates to join the board. Two are asset owners -Else Bos, chief executive of investments at Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... bodies during and after the ban on live exports, but Chalk expressed "frustration" with groups like the MLA. "In the last six weeks, we've worked with livestock bodies," she said. "We have differing views on the ultimate goals, but we have managed to ...

Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... of Solaris Wealth Management and Manny Pohl, CEO of Hyperion Asset Management, are among the 37 candidates to the council. Six asset owner candidates will be competing for two seats on the council, while 31 investment manager/service providers are running ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... assessed at two points in the Solaris investment process, initially at our risk screening stage and then subsequently as one of six qualitative factors used to value a company," she said. "If there are any ESG issues, the analysts receive ongoing alerts ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... each of the UN PRI principles. We also advise them how we voted every quarter - that is client specific, of course. Every six months, we give them an ESG update, which expands on what we're doing and gives some more meat on the bones. It usually includes ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... can use ESG factors in traditional considerations like discount rates." CFSGAM benchmarked their accomplishments against the six UNPRI principles (see below), announcing that they are in the top quartile in principles 1,4,5 and 6 in 2010, up from top ...

GRI releases airport operator sector guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released a new sustainability reporting guidance for airport operators, offering a framework for reporting risks like wildlife strikes, noise and human trafficking. "Airports face many different sustainability ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... What's on the future agenda? JT : With the Climate Advocacy Fund, next reporting season we're addressing between four and six companies. We'll look at ramping up some of the resolutions beyond simple disclosure of carbon emissions, as we have done. We've ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... to collectively realize a low carbon, far more resource efficient and equitable development path." The IPCC report examined six renewable energy technologies: bioenergy, including energy crops; forest, agricultural and livestock residues and so called ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... without amending the constitution. In the next reporting season, the group will look to submit similar resolutions to "four to six" other companies, Thier said. "Broadly speaking, we are looking at again carbon-intensive emitters," he said. "They will ...