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Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... associated with soy when 83% of producers see that same risk. However, 74% of companies reported that they had at least one material risk associated with the key commodities driving deforestation, with identified risks including reputational risk, operational ...

Investors apply ethical screens to cash management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... the portfolio will not hold corporate debt from fossil fuel companies or convertible notes from companies that derive material business from gambling, another area of exclusion, Walsh said. The cash portfolio's mortgage book makes loans to community ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... divestment of approximately AU$25 million in companies involved in the manufacture and/or production of coal, based on 33% material threshold, LGS said at the time. Regulations and legislation are changing the way companies and asset owners report on ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds are legally required to consider, according to legal experts that spoke with The Sustainability Report. These material risks could include environmental and social risks, such as climate change and divestment from fossil fuels on ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has issued its firs t sustainability report, disclosing its environmental and social performance and the impact of its sustainability research and education. The university disclosed its performance around waste ...

VicSuper publishes first G4, Integrated Reporting annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
VicSuper has become the first Australian superannuation fund to construct its annual report using both Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) G4 and the Integrated Reporting guidelines. VicSuper, a public not-for-profit superannuation fund, reported assets ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) will exclude companies with a material exposure to high carbon-sensitive activities and has opened the door to investing in nuclear energy. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS recently completed the review of its negative screening ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... - are invited to participate in RobecoSAM's corporate sustainability assessment, an in-depth analysis of financially material economic, environmental and social practices. Several Australian companies were named industry leaders as part of the DJSI 2014 ...

Sustainalytics hires Gary Hewitt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... process." Sustainalytics works with more than 250 asset owners, asset managers, and related organisations around potential material portfolio risk related to companies' ESG practices, the company said.

ASIC accepts Community 21's prospectus for share raising

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... made were ones of clarification, which our advisers told us is standard for the process." The prospectus did not need material changes, Quarmby said. The minimum subscription amount is AU$1.8 million and the maximum subscription amount is AU$4 million. ...