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Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Now that the government has announced its carbon mitigation scheme, institutional investors and their advisers are weighing how the proposals will impact on their assets and decisions going forward. As outlined Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the proposed ...

CBRE certified carbon neutral in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
CB Richard Ellis' (CBRE) Australian operations have been certified carbon neutral by Low Carbon Australia. CBRE joined the voluntary National Carbon Offset Standard and is the first commercial real estate services firm in Australia to be certified carbon ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The retail industry could save up to AU$1bn annually by 2020 if they made a focused investment in energy efficient initiatives such as lighting and temperature control, according to a study by National Australia Bank and ClimateWorks Australia. Low ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... process and will remain so for the moment, Birgden said. "It goes back to the relationship you have with the clients, building the relationship and the understanding of what ESG means," she said. "We do provide standard responsible investment advice ...

MSCI launches ESG platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... such as cluster bombs and landmines. MSCI will introduce ESG ratings to MSCI ESG Manager later this year. "We have been building out the new MSCI ESG Research and Index businesses: expanding our sales, client service, product development, and research ...

Low Carbon Australia makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has appointed Tanya Cox and Linda Nicholls to the board of directors. Cox is the chief operating officer and company secretary of DEXUS Property Group. Nicholls is a corporate adviser and director. Nicholls is chair of Yarra Trams ...

Goodman Group announces DIISR building development win

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... the Australian government's Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) in North Ryde, NSW. The building will accommodate approximately 240 staff from three divisions of DIISR: the National Measurement Institute (NMI), the Australian ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... the targets we have set ourselves, including new initiatives and training programs to support responsible lending and building our partnerships to support financial capability in our communities," CEO Mike Smith said in the report. "In some areas, we ...

Integrating ESG an evolution for institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... Towers Watson approaches sustainability discussions with institutional investor clients as a process that starts with building their clients' knowledge and then goes to investigating how clients actually incorporate their beliefs in terms of policies ...