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Local Government Super selects SSgA for equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... overlay." Hartnett said that it is more difficult to use responsible investment strategies with a quantitative approach to the ASX index because of the concentrated nature of the market. He noted, for example, that applying an ESG screen and overlay ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... emissions solutions, and the Renewable Energy Target is one of those." See Also: Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... compliance, and the recent publication of the third ACSI research paper into labour and human rights supply chain policies in ASX-listed consumer staples and consumer discretionary companies. This evolution has manifested in incremental changes in companies' ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... reputation risk by default. This poor management is a considerable issue." Supply chain LRH risks pose a variety of risks both to ASX-listed companies and, by extension, their investors. Reputational damage might affect consumer behaviour, a retailer ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... after the election." Anticipating a repeal of the carbon pricing legislation, Citi examined the impact of repeal on various ASX-listed companies. The biggest beneficiaries from repeal will be coal miners and aluminium/alumina producers, Citi concluded. ...

Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Environmental activist Bill McKibben has met with superannuation funds during his recent Australian tour, pressing the economic and moral case for investors to divest from fossil fuel companies. Bill McKibben, co-founder and chairman of the board of ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Proprietary model ASX50 and ASX100 portfolios developed by investment advisory firm Ethinvest has outperformed mainstream accumulation indices by wide margins, Ethinvest said. Trevor Thomas, Ethinvest managing director The Ethinvest ASX50 Screened Index ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... as no reporting or basic reporting. Ann Byrne In its sixth year of research, The Sustainability Reporting Practices of S&P/ASX 200 Companies: 2013 also follows through on a move flagged by ACSI last year to name both the leaders in ESG reporting and ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia, 27.76 GtCO2 is owned by companies listed overseas, compared to 23.18 GtCO2 owned by Australian listed companies. ASX-listed companies with coal assets included BHP Billiton, with 8.87 GtCO2 in their reserves, Rio Tinto with 3.70 GtCO2, AGL ...

Australian Ethical Investment board director resigns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... full term and the timing of her resignation would depend on the appointment of new directors, Australian Ethical said in an ASX announcement. "Justine has been a strong member of the board during a period of considerable change at Australian Ethical," ...