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CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... producers in the large scale solar supply chain, which is still developing in Australia," said Ted Dow, CEFC chief investment officer. "The CEFC finance will be available for projects which have power purchase agreements, as well as those proposing to ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... environmentally responsible specifications for tenant works, and information sharing relevant to green building certificates. Overall trends in the global data show that sustainability goals and ESG disclosure are mainstream to property business practices- ...

KPMG Australia buys Banarra

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainability report. See Also: KPMG: top global miners make $1.2bn in social investments Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... independent directors but we don't support the mandating of independence, particularly as it runs counter to international trends in best-practice governance," Garcia said. "What matters most to members is getting the best directors for their board and ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... been endorsed at CEO level by more than 40 financial institutions. "We are interested to see how the NCD helps the investment industry drive the capture and reporting of natural capital data at the company and industry level," said Michael Dundon, VicSuper ...

ASrIA launches private equity ESG initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA)is launching an initiative to gather private equity managers across the region to discuss opportunities and challenges in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

BNY Mellon offers ESG data to depositary receipt clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... most appropriate, in terms of who has the largest international coverage, and also who have good feedback from the investment community. We want to help clients to enhance their ESG disclosure and help them understand what it is that investors are focusing ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... as individual entities.... Of course, we're not the only ones saying it. Solar PV is exploding, and renewable energy investment has doubled with generation capacity. Businesses are exploring ways to incorporate renewables into the fuel mix." These broad ...

Investors consider ESG in alternative assets: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... committee. "This shows that ESG analysis has moved beyond ethical concerns and has firmly found its place as a risk and investment management topic. Given the high rate of recent adoption of ESG and broad interest in the topic, we can safely assume that ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainable market now stands at US$21.4 trillion, a growth of 61% since 2012, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Review (GSIR) 2014. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO The GSIR 2014 is the second report into the size and characteristics of the global ...