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Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... the portfolio - tilting, allocations to sustainably themed investments, engaging with companies and policy makers, and so forth." The report notes that under the varying scenarios, there will be investment winners and losers, and that the differentiation ...

Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
The push to develop the global green bond market continues unabated, with the Climate Bonds Initiative launching a report aimed at establishing a green bond market in China, and KPMG International publishing a paper for potential green bond issuers. ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... assets.... We distinguish between the carbon emissions data, which is the scope one and two data that the likes of CDP and so forth have done a good job of encouraging companies to report on. Of course, to cover the entire universe to get a snapshot ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments has launched the Fixed Interest Trust, comprising Australian dollar-denominated fixed rate investments that meet the Australian Ethical charter. Australian Ethical has managed fixed income securities for 20 years as part ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Vernon said. "A lot of the growth in the business has come from direct retail business, and a lot of the new clients and so forth have come from considerable investment over the past 12 months into our social media strategy and digital communication ...

YES BANK signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
YES BANK, India's fourth largest private sector bank, has become a signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Repealing Australia's emissions trading scheme would reduce renewable energy production and retail electricity customers would likely face higher prices, according to a report released by WWF-Australia. Graphic courtesy of WWF-Australia The report finds ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
An increasing number of investors have recognised that environmental, social and governance risks matter, one of the biggest changes that Ann Byrne has seen in her five years as chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...

Australian Ethical puts tobacco resolution to TOMRA AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical has put forth a shareholder resolution for the annual general meeting of TOMRA, calling on the Norwegian company to cease manufacturing tobacco sorting machines. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director TOMRA manufactures ...

Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... integrating "a" report, there are other ways of doing that - having information in the financial report, on the website and so forth." Both NAB and Stockland will continue with the pilot programme through 2014, and both O'Neill and McEwan said that they ...