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RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... will be assessed across jurisdictions. In addition to RIAA, the other organisations include UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF), US SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, the European Sustainable Investment Forum ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... and have it independently assured and level-checked by the GRI. We continue to advocate on behalf of the accounting and finance profession as these issues matter greatly. It is imperative that all who claim leadership in this area are committed to the ...

FlexiGroup joins Low Carbon Australia on financing program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has announced a partnership with FlexiGroup as part of its Energy Smart Finance program, offering small businesses access to energy efficient technology through lease financing. The program will allow businesses to access lease ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... around AU$10m with a seven-year duration. A second project addressing recidivism was also given pilot status - Social Finance and Mission Australia will develop a program to assist 500 repeat offenders released from Junee and Parklea prisons. The proposed ...

Clean Energy Council sees CEFC as catalyst to unlock capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) could act as a catalyst to "unlock" capital from institutional investors, banks and international markets, according to a Clean Energy Council (CEC) report. The CEC commissioned Deloitte to write a report ...

CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
As the federal government announced that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will be located in Sydney, financial and investment institutions look to the CEFC's form and function as much as its location. The AU$10bn CEFC is expected to commence ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... meeting of the Green Sukuk Working Group was held last week in Dubai, with the aim of developing investment securities to finance deals such as renewable energy projects that comply with both the eligibility criteria of the International Climate Bonds ...

Strong overseas interest in EUA structure, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... built environment, and it was a hot topic." EUAs are agreements between a building owner, local council and financier to finance environmental retrofitting projects. Under the terms, the building owner is advanced funds for the upgrade by the financier ...

Corporate Social Responsibility as driver of innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), spoke in the same panel discussion of the potential for community finance to generate positive financial return for investors as well as achieve social outcomes. DEEWR oversees the AU$20m Social Enterprise ...

Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... awareness about the many challenges associated with this emerging area and helping project developers learn how to design, finance and construct this exciting future source of power. We need to do the hard yards now if we want to take advantage of Australia's ...

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UN pension chief joins Northern Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The head of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is taking on a new role at Northern Trust Asset Management.

Podcast: Exploring emerging markets and sustainability

THE GREENER WAY
Pablo Berrutti, senior portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors, discusses emerging market investment opportunities and their main growth drivers.

Carbon emission stabilisation 'reframes' investment climate risk: Emmi

MATTHEW WAI
Latest modelling from Emmi indicates carbon emissions may plateau within the next two years before gradually declining, signalling the first ever emission stabilisation outside of an economic crisis.

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The likes of Sally Field, Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda are calling on the SAG-Producers Pension Plan to dump its holdings in oil and gas companies.

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