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UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... invest to, Baster said. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management executive director, noted that UCA Funds Management's ethical policy requires at least 10% exposure to positive companies, noting Cochlear as another example of a positive company. The Australian ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Achieving greater demand management will require collaborate efforts by government and regulators and would need supportive policy, targets for network businesses for demand reduction and lowered consumer costs. They would be enabled by the Australian ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Christian Super has made an allocation to microinsurance by investing in LeapFrog Investments. Simba Marekera, policy analyst, Christian Super The AU$720 million superannuation fund made the allocation in early July, said Peter Murphy, Christian Super ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... certainty regardless for companies to be ready and hedging positions. Although this may be limited until there is greater policy certainty following the election." There are downsides to Rudd's proposal to bring the floating price period forward. In ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... workers' conditions, the first Australian retailer to commit to that. See Also: Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

Report: majority of businesses prefer floating carbon price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... carbon tax with a fixed price was supported by 28.8%, 3.3% of businesses didn't support any form of priced-based carbon policy and another 3.3% were unsure. "What we found interesting was the support for a market based price versus a fixed price," said ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... consumer staples and consumer discretionary companies have a publicly disclosed supply chain labour and human rights (LHR) policy, and none of them have board oversight of LHR issues, according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

CDP extends partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... delivered to the markets via financial data providers including Bloomberg and Google Finance to inform business, investment and policy decisions. "Transparency is critical to reducing emissions, driving operational efficiencies and reinforcing the business ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... their material ESG issues, reporting standards are only one part in encouraging greater sustainability reporting. Public policy around the world should set the stage to foster corporate action. "We advocate for public policy to encourage ESG or sustainability ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... have to be a double dissolution election, with a repeal being passed in March 2015, Citi suggests. The Coalition's stated policy of carbon emissions reductions is known as the "Direct Action" plan, announced in February 2010. "[T]here is limited detail," ...