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Is the electrical utility sector prepared for low-carbon economy?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... utility companies on actions required to address climate change risks." The guide is designed to inform constructive engagement between investors and electric utilities through dialogue and questions about long-term risks and opportunities, including ...

FlexiGroup prices first green asset-backed security transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Initiative on a securitisation tranche is new to the Australian market and represents a significant innovation in the engagement of the capital markets with the renewables sector. We believe this bond will demonstrate increased capacity for financial ...

GRI releases drafts for first six GRI Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... accordance' criteria; the General Disclosures Standard, which includes organisational profile, governance, stakeholder engagement, reporting practice, strategy and analysis, and the Management Approach Standard includes the disclosure on management approach ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... you're building a wind farm or a solar farm, so long as you have it sited well and you have conducted good community engagement, if you have a problem, it's with one wind turbine out of 50 or one panel out of thousands." By investing equity early into ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustanalytics, Trucost etc. But we want to have our own view... We've also been working with Hermes in terms of shareholder engagement. We have three ESG funds in Europe now where Hermes has been engaged to carry out engagement. We don't have enough ...

Norton Rose Fulbright becomes Climate Bonds Initiative partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... new market-based climate finance solutions. Joining the Partnership Programme gives us an opportunity to increase our engagement with an active participant on these critical issues." Norton Rose Fulbright has previously supported Climate Bond Initaitive ...

Social license to operate key to achieving sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... not, strictly speaking, a one-and-done exercise in obtaining a social permit, and provides a strategy for stakeholder engagement, according to Robert Boutilier, researcher, author and president of Boutilier and Associates. "There are 17 Sustainable Development ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... build their capacity in this area of corporate governance, even as collaborative efforts push them towards greater engagement with environmental and social issues. Rosemary Sainty, doctoral researcher, UTS Business School and founding Australian representative ...

AMP Capital calls for value link to executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... favour of resolutions have increased over the last few years due to changes in AMP Capital's holdings and increased engagement with companies, Halliday said. "Some of the companies we've voted against in the past we no longer hold - the quality of the ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... systematic approach to evaluating their responsible investment kit bag to see that they have a systematic approach to engagement and proxy voting, to see that they advocate for more responsible financial markets, etc." Transparency is another part of ...