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Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... factory-fire in Dhaka killed 112 workers, AMP Capital engaged with retailers about signing up to the Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety Agreement. After the Rana Plaza building collapse, the agreement was superseded by the Accord on Fire and Building ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... recently published a report, Zero Carbon Australia Buildings Plan, outlining how existing residential and non-residential building stock can be refitted to reduce energy use. The specific measures include full insulation retrofit, full draft proofing ...

James Gifford to leave Principles for Responsible Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... "James is a true norm entrepreneur, envisioning a[n] idea for taking responsible investment forward, and within one decade building a globally recognized organisation to advance the idea," Kell said. "This is a huge accomplishment. We are proud to have ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... also works in conjunction with other market-shaping polices like the Renewable Energy Target (RET) to reduce the cost of building renewable power generators, particularly cost to customers. "For us, there are two key conclusions," said Kellie Caught ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... anything to jeopardize their scheme. Linking was not on a short-term agenda, and her visit was a part of a relationship building exercise. The key thing so far as linking is concerned is to ensure that the fundamentals of the design are the same." As ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australia's real estate investment trusts (REITs) "are amongst the most progressive globally when it comes to acknowledging, measuring and managing ESG risks," according to analysis by J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan's Australian equity research team questioned ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Platinum of South Africa identified higher water prices as a risk and said they are increasing water recycling usage by building water treatment plants. Lonmin, also of South Africa, identified reputational damage as a risk, and said that it created ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... rights." The Investor Statement on Bangladesh asks retailers and brands to join the multi-stakeholder "Accord on Fire and Building Safety", commit to strengthening local trade unions and ensuring a fair wage of all workers, publicly disclose all suppliers ...

ACCA: Rio+20 corporate sustainability commitments "too weak"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... already existing frameworks, and paying particular attention to the needs of developing countries, including for capacity building." Since Rio+20, there have been a variety of interpretations of paragraph 47, and not enough governments signed on to become ...

HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
There is US$364 billion of climate-themed bonds outstanding in 2013, with issuance of new climate-themed bonds up 25% in 2012, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative and the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence. Sean Kidney The report ...