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PRI commitment spurs high-level action by Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... commitments will be driven through Neuberger Berman's central equity research team that has 27 analysts in the firm's New York office, headed by Tim Creedon. The commitment to join the PRI is causing the firm to adapt one of its cultural touchstones ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Australian retailers need to maintain cost control, including targeting supply chain efficiencies, but those efficiency gains must not come at the expense of the sustainability of the supply chain, according to a report by AMP Capital. Australian retailers ...

The UpSide Interview: Geoff Sinclair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... climate change constrained world." Kimmorley, who formerly worked as policy offer- emission reductions at the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, is currently studying Environmental Economics and Climate Change at the London School of ...

Industry leaders establish Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
A group of professionals from the banking and finance industry have established the Banking and Finance Oath (BFO), an organisation that seeks to restore trust and encourage ethical behaviour in the financial services industry. Stephen Dunne, AMP Capital ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Jillian Broadbent has been named chair of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), with Michael Carapiet, Ian Moore, Anna Skarbek and Andrew Stock also named to the CEFC board. Broadbent, a member of the board of the Reserve Bank, chaired the CEFC ...

Australian Ethical appoints Russell for administration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Super has appointed Russell Investments for administration, with the mandate to begin in March 2013. Russell cited its focus on member services, use of technology and ability for clients to access the Bravura Sonata application systems ...

Sustainability reports a driver of action and engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... of the mandating of those reports. We probably need to be giving clear thought as to whether we should be doing this. My office as the strategic auditor has no power to impose penalties when people screw up, to use the vernacular, which is quite different ...

La Trobe sustainability report discloses ESG action, targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... particularly well l on our performance and drove us to develop plans to do better in the future." La Trobe has established the office of pro vice-chancellor (sustainability) to aid in developing a comprehensive set of sustainability key performance indicators ...

Low Carbon Australia joins Climate Bond Standard group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... from the International Energy Agency, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, US Green Building Council, the Office of the State Treasurer of California and others. The Climate Bond Standard announced that the working group held its first ...

The UpSide interview: Prof. Michael Grubb

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... climate change constrained world." Kimmorley, who formerly worked as policy offer- emission reductions at the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, is currently studying Environmental Economics and Climate Change at the London School of ...