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NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... fund, O'Connor said. "We were already integrating it at a detailed level, with due diligence, with private equity, in our timber/forestry holdings, with our external fund managers, and at home in our active equity portfolios," she said. "But I think ...

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... scenario. Mercer notes that a 2C scenario could see return benefits for emerging market equities, infrastructure, real estate, timber and agriculture. Under a 4C scenario, there could be negatively impacts on emerging market equities, real estate, timber ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... New Forests also launched community engagement programs in Southeast Asia in 2014 as part of TAFF, which is invested in a timber plantation asset in the Bengkoka peninsula in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. As part of the due diligence process of investing ...

Companies inconsistent in approach to deforestation risks: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... report. According to CDP, demand for four agricultural commodities drives global deforestation - cattle products, palm oil, timber products and soy. These commodities appear in supply chains in companies across sectors, and CDP notes that deforestation ...

Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Forest Certification Scheme (AFSC)'s chain of custody standard has been revised to meet international best practice as timber products move through the supply chain, according to the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS). The AFS is a not-for-profit public ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... operating sawmilling business, Timberlink Australia, through an ANZFF investment and invested in the first TAFF investment - a timber plantation project in Malaysia. Embeded in New Forests' operations is an integrated approach to environmental, social ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... initiatives to reform supply chains of commodities that are grown rather than mined to reduce tropical deforestation. Palm oil, timber products, soy and beef will be the first soft commodities targeted under the initiative. The Soft Commodities Compact ...

NZ Super Fund sells partial forestry stake to iwi collective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
New Zealand Superannuation Fund has sold a 2.5% stake in New Zealand's largest forestry business to six iwi organisations. The six iwi representative organisations - Ngati Rangitihi, Ngati Whakaue Assets and Te Arawa River Iwi Limited Partnership, Ngati ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... perspective, there are a number of macroeconomic drivers that are affecting both supply and demand for forest resources, timber demand, and impacts on investment flows," said Radha Kuppalli, director, investor services, New Forests. "The point that I'd ...

CDP: companies unaware of deforestation supply chain risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... disclosure on their exposures to deforestation risk through use of five agricultural commodities - palm oil, soy, biofuels, timber, and cattle products. Those five commodities are responsible for most deforestation, CDP said. Companies reported difficulties ...