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NZ Super excludes nuclear base operators from investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Fund's responsible investment manager. "This warrants exclusion under the Fund's Responsible Investment Policy," O'Connor said in a statement. The fund's holdings in these companies totalled NZ$2.2 million as of 31 March 2013, and have ...

Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... that are exposed to fossil fuels, but the extent to which assets are devalued is highly dependent on how international policy is implemented, the type of fossil fuels in question, and the time horizon of new projects. "The bottom line point is that this ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... elections, the current opposition Liberal-National Coalition has pledged to repeal the package. Outside of political and policy considerations, BNEF's analysis of wind power showed the cost differences between wind and oil and gas plants, even before ...

EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Panellists agreed to the broad points that transparency is a tool for better governance and not an end, with Ian Gary, senior policy manager for extractive industries, Oxfam, cautioning that transparency should not become "openwash." "There's certainly ...

CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... to make forward-looking statements such those outlined in the Integrated Reporting (IR) framework. Judith Fox, director, policy, Chartered Secretaries Australia CSA supports the IR guidelines, and said that the government can encourage companies to use ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... government promised to leave ARENA's funding intact and isolated from year-to-year funding changes, said Russell Marsh, policy director at the Clean Energy Council. "The important thing to us is less about the amount of money that was cut and more the ...

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... investing in companies that produce tobacco product. The board will instruct its managers accordingly and is updating its ESG policy to reflect this decision. VicSuper and STC join a growing list of funds and trustees that are divesting holdings in companies ...

Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... across supply chain, procurement, and contracts, as well as understanding exactly what you need in terms of strategy and policy commitment from senior leadership, so it's an interesting area," said Cameron Neil, a senior associate at Net Balance. "Since ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... be doing to fulfil our obligations," Brandweiner said. "We need to be active as owners. We need to collaborate in public policy and we need to cognisant of the side impacts of every investment decision that is made. Now here's the rub - allocating capital ...

Geodynamics announces successful test of geothermal energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... as geothermal will transform the way we produce our electricity in the future," said Russell Marsh, Clean Energy Council policy director. "This type of geothermal energy produces power by superheating water using hot rocks deep beneath the ground. If ...