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Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... stakeholder engagement where before it's been more patchy. They're doing programmes, and increasing consultation, but given the nature and the strength of the opposition, they're up against it. They're trying to win back hearts and minds but it's dif ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... horizon of three to five years, while MicroVest is a longer term, seven to 10 year proposition, mainly because the equity nature of the vehicle means that exiting investments follow more traditional private equity models in either seeking IPO or private ...

GRI releases guidance for reporting on ecosystem services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... consultancy CREM. The new publication suggests indicators to assess and report their impacts on ecosystem services, including nature and amount of natural resources harvested, produced, traded and/or consumed, such as crops, fish, timber, fibre, by the ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... as an asset class has grown in appeal for institutional investors such as superannuation funds, because of the long-term nature of infrastructure returns plus the income that is derived from projects. But bridges, tool roads and energy projects that ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... institutional investors such as superannuation funds because it can help bridge the duration gap between the long-term nature of the liabilities and investment streams and the short-term behaviour of their agents. The paper cites several ways in which ...

Carbon price package could yield greater than expected reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... whether the structure of a given market enhances or prevents capturing opportunities. The paper names the split incentives nature of the real estate market between the owner and the tenant as one example of how structure puts up a barrier. "[T]here are ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... because of other commitments. This only becomes more exacerbated when there's a crisis or an issue arising of a more acute nature at some time. That can happen and does happen." In their guidelines for superannuation trustees who monitor Australian listed ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... this once again indicates that there are a significant proportion of ASX200 companies who do not understand the material nature of sustainability risks and the importance investors place on the disclosure of performance against and effective management ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... can be perceived as non-critical to the business. ClimateWorks also cites high transaction costs due to the fragmented nature of the sector; split incentives in which capital investments made by the owner to improve energy efficiency will be recouped ...

ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... company's performance and the remuneration of its executives. The four areas of ASICS focus are the board's policy on the nature and amount of remuneration of the key management personnel, the non-financial performance conditions in short-term incentive ...