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Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... savings and retirement horizons, coupled with the fact that large funds in particular tend to be universal owners of an economy and listed companies. The interactions around ESG issues tend to be focused on board function, Fox explained. "What governance ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Australia could achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 "without structural changes to the economy or lifestyle," according to recent research by ClimateWorks Australia and the Australian National University (ANU). The biggest changes needed to decarbonise ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... of additional investment in renewable generation. "This investment comes at the expense of investment elsewhere in the economy and the additional generation capacity is not required to meet the demand for electricity," the review said. But the Warburton ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem ...

Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... the climate-proofing of existing infrastructure. It requires a rapid transition to a low-carbon and climate resilient economy. The scale of the task requires mobilizing trillions of dollars of private sector capital as well as public expenditure."

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability practice. "This is in part due to the interconnectedness of issues and the volatility in the local and global economy we have seen in the past decade. There is a greater appreciation of the benefits of scanning the business environment ...

MSCI launches ESG CarbonMetrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... footprinting, and engagement with corporates on climate-related issues to help investors with the transition to a low carbon economy." MSCI ESG CarbonMetrics provides oil and gas reserves and potential emissions data along with direct and indirect carbon ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... are no requirements for reserve storage of liquid fuels, Oliver noted. Yates said that the transition to a low carbon economy can be viewed within the prism of a wider push throughout the economy for higher productivity and resilience. The CEFC Has a ...

Diversity Council Australia measures the bamboo ceiling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia's two-way trade in goods and services totalled more than A$600 billion or 41% of GPD in 2012. "We live in a global economy now, and I think that it's vital and crucial for Australian business and government to understand the way in which we ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... better, something different," he said. "We can work on that 50% of the global social spending and turn it into a market economy for a new democracy where we have a better share of the distribution of responsibility and benefits and in which we factor ...

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Green Moves: ACSI, PRI, HOPE Housing

ELIZABETH FRY
PRI chief executive steps down, while ACSI strengthens its ESG team with a Greenfluence founder and HOPE Housing hires a director to raise capital.

Industry fund dumps sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
Prime Super will remove the SRI Balanced option from its investments lineup, citing its poor performance.

Proposals against ESG, DEI to increase: Proxy advisor

MATT TOLEDO
Shareholder engagement is likely to change this year, ISS-Corporate says.

Australians reject net zero targets, polling claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
New polling suggests Australians are still not convinced a move to net zero is in their best interests, much preferring the government focus on affordability and reliability.

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