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Use super for national interests: Weaven

... chair Garry Weaven has called on the government to harness the superannuation system to offset costs relating to climate change, infrastructure and the retirement needs of an ageing population. In an address to the National Press Club in Canberra, Weaven ...

World first index monetises climate change risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
Research and ratings agency RepuTex will establish the world's first climate change growth index in July, quantifying for the first time the impact of a carbon-constrained environment on businesses listed on the ASX 300. The company looked at current ...

Sustainable investing eclipses SRI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... "For example, how companies attract and retain employees, how they manage the risks and create opportunities from climate change, a company's culture, corporate governance standards, stakeholder engagement strategies, philanthropy, reputation and brand ...

FinLit programs damaging schools

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... services industry, Cricket Australia, the Australian Rugby Union, the Australian Chess Association, with even the climate change lobby getting in on the act. Meanwhile, State education departments are adding new course units in nutrition and physical ...

NSW Govt to launch biodiversity fund

... through a centralised offset and credit-based scheme. The brainchild of the NSW Department of the Environment and Climate Change, the scheme is two-pronged. There will be a public register that will list details about the biodiversity credits and there ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... ago. Dr Henry also commented that his department was not listened to as well as he would like in the case of the climate change discussion either. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural Economics has updated its forecast about the production of crops ...

Intangibles the new bottom line in company valuations

... Investors, Michael Anderson, said that today's investors face a different set of issues than their predecessors. Climate change, reputational risks and workers putting lifestyle and ethics above financial needs are just some of the factors influencing ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2007
... broadband providers, the transport industry and sections of the engineering and construction industries. The $310 climate change fund is likely to benefit the alternative energy sector. These expenditures follow from the pre-election promises that average ...

FTSE launches climate change criteria into SRI indices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
Global index provider the FTSE Group has launched a new set of climate change criteria for including companies in their FTSE4Good Index Series. The new criteria identify companies FTSE believe have positive records on Corporate Sustainability Responsibility ...

Save money, save water: X Inc

As interest in climate change and the long-running drought gather pace, mortgage aggregator X Inc Finance has joined the green campaign through a $500 Watercare rebate. X Inc is giving a $500 rebate per successful mortgage application to buy water saving ...