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CFI up and running, albeit more slowly than expected

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
The process to gain accreditation for Australian carbon credit unit (ACCU) methodologies under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) is functioning in such a way to yield legally robust and proscriptive processes, according to a partner at law firm Norton ...

UNPRI signatories name corporate ESG engagement issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatories say that executive remuneration, climate change and supply chain labour standards are "priority areas of engagement" with invested companies in the next year. These areas of engagement ...

PRI commitment spurs high-level action by Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... firm. One thing moving this all forward is that our CIO is sitting on the responsible investment committee. We want to protect our investments for clients, and protect our diversity of thought." Rooney noted that for the 10 years to the end of March ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... have to build water treatment facilities at an estimated cost of US$ 1 billion. There is a growing awareness of having to protect these natural filters. The challenge is to more effectively quantify how these systems work, and to translate the services ...

Farming, forestry activities proposed for CFI positive list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency is considering a series of new activities to include on its "positive list", meaning that activities including farm forestry, intensive rotational grazing and aspects of small landfill operation ...

CFSGAM hires Pablo Berrutti as responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Pablo Berrutti has been hired as Colonial First State Global Asset Management's head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, while Amanda McCluskey has moved to a new role with the company in Singapore. Pablo Berrutti Berrutti comes to Colonial First ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
As farmers and land managers examine the new structures of the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) that will lead to the generation of Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs), industry professionals say a perceived cloud of political and financial uncertainty ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Declaration of Human Rights, and only 7% cited alignment with the United Nations Global Compact. The United Nation's 2008 Protect, Respect and Remedy' Framework did not feature at all among company reporting and policies, although the report said that ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are opposing a proposal by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to allow small to mid-cap companies to issue discounted new shares to investors via placements. ...

UKSIF endorses Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) has joined National Australia Bank and other institutions in endorsing the Natural Capital Declaration, a financial sector declaration to address the use of natural capital by businesses. ...