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Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... regime. Byrne is currently a board member of Oxfam Australia, a member of the Monash University Department of Accounting and Finance Advisory Committee, a member of the BlackRock Australia Compliance Committee and National Convenor of Sisters in Crime. ...

HSBC finds US$364 billion in climate themed bond issuance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... more than 10,000 bonds from 2,300 corporations against seven low-carbon, climate resilient themes - transport, energy, finance, buildings and industry, agriculture and forestry and waste and pollution control to derive the list. Transport bonds dominated ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has hit the ground running by providing finance for two wind farm projects and expanding an existing fund that provides business loans for energy efficiency upgrades. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The AU$10 billion ...

CDP extends partnership with FirstCarbon Solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... via CDP. These scores will also be delivered to the markets via financial data providers including Bloomberg and Google Finance to inform business, investment and policy decisions. "Transparency is critical to reducing emissions, driving operational ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Cities that undertake initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are reducing costs, potentially attracting new business and economic growth and taking steps aimed at improving the health of their residents, according to a report from CDP. The CDP ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The end of the financial year is an opportunity for investors to consider how their superannuation money is being invested from both a tax and an ethics perspective, according to Australian Ethical. In a recent communication, the ethical superannuation ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... said. Byrne is currently a board member of Oxfam Australia, a member of the Monash University Department of Accounting and Finance Advisory Committee, a member of the BlackRock Australia Compliance Committee and National Convenor of Sisters in Crime. ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... family restorations through parent education and intensive family support, said Ian Learmonth, executive director social finance at SVA. "Support from investors such as NGS Super will contribute to the long term future of preventing children entering ...

Natural Capital Declaration starts implementation phase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... led by banks from four continents, will address critical challenges to incorporating natural capital calculations in the finance industry. National Australia Bank, one of the founding signatories, will head one working group, and Rabobank, Banorte, and ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... billion in 2012, a five-fold increase from 2004, influenced by energy demand, natural resource, technology costs, access to finance and global competitiveness, Ernst & Young said. Australia ranked behind the US, China and Germany on the RECAI, based ...