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Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Companies are "inconsistent in recognising risks and taking action"on deforestation risks from major agricultural commodities in their supply chain, according to CDP. Katie McCoy, head of forests, CDP While more than 90% of companies see opportunities ...

Role for custodian in ESG data analytics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... investors in Asia are in an interesting phase," Gayer said. "The region is changing enormously - you have the demographic shift where people are joining the consumer class, and that puts pressures on company practices, whether it's producing clothing ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... water, and the introduction of energy and carbon efficiency standards in the US utilities sector as global points in the shift from a high carbon to a lower carbon economy. "[These changes] were driven by an accumulation of events and a growing awareness ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... been an evolution on the part of some companies in the understanding of how each should relate to other, characterised as a shift from "investor relations" to "owner relations." Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute of Australia With superannuation ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Centre for Climate Economics and Policy. "The report shows that Australian resource industries can continue to prosper if we shift away from coal and other fossil fuels. Other mining and manufacturing continue to grow, powered by lower carbon energy. ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... chemicals. Under that scenario, Australia would rank as one of the five countries most likely to experience the greatest shift in demand and be worst off, along with the US, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Canada. Since the 2011 report, Mercer clients ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... in a continuing cycle of exclusion and cannot participate fully in the community. It's time to think afresh about how to shift the current status quo, so that all Australians have real opportunity to reach their full potential." Traill has recently written ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... experience, the real problem is on the capital demand side. In particular in the European context, the real challenge is the shift of business culture. The shift from what I call hegemony of government and non-profit to entrepreneurship. This is not ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... percentage of the whole universe from last year, slightly. But given the numbers are really big, that represents quite a big shift. Energy has taken up a lot of it. One of the things the report notes is that it is fairly difficult to identify energy ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... co-founder of FSG. "It is an opportunity for banks to capture business value by enabling and financing societal solutions. This shift, however, will require a new paradigm that enables banks to leverage the tremendous potential inherent in their businesses ...