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ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and against the backdrop of underlying profits of AU$6.01bn in 2012, up 6% on 2011. ANZ noted that in 2008, it had set a target of sourcing 20% of revenue from Asia-Pacific, Europe and America by 2012, a figure they met and exceeded, with 21% by the ...

ESG factors impact on private equity valuation, dealmaking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... (PRI). James Gifford According the PRI survey, 80% of trade buyers of private equity said they reduced the valuation of a target or not gone ahead with a deal because of poor ESG performance, and 75% said poor ESG performance had prevented a deal from ...

Greencape Capital hires Jonathan Koh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Equity fund manager Greencape Capital has appointed Jonathan Koh to the role of investor, responsible for stock analysis and selection. Jonathan Koh Greencape is a AU$3.97bn fund manager led by Matthew Ryland and David Pace, both ex-Merrill Lynch/BlackRock. ...

Developing methods for monitoring impact investment returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... investments is a more straightforward affair. According to the J.P Morgan/GIIN report, 65% of investors in impact investments target market-like returns and 46% of global respondents use various benchmarks for their impact investments - the report said ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Over 130 investment managers in Asia use sustainable investment approaches, and there is US$74bn of identified sustainable investment assets under management in the Asian region, according to a report from the Association for Sustainable and Responsible ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Diversified property group Charter Hall has reported establishing a corporate responsibility and sustainability (CR&S) working group and increased embedding of environmental, social and governance issues in their businesses objectives in its first sustainability ...

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) has recommended that the government retain its renewable energy target (RET), which aims to source 20% of Australia's energy from renewable sources by 2020, a decision that has been welcomed as providing stability ...

Net Balance and ECO-Buy in sustainability service merger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Net Balance and sustainable procurement advisory firm ECO-Buy have merged, bringing together two leading specialist sustainability organisations. Cameron Neil, Net Balance The merger will see both entities increase the range of their sustainability ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia is providing financing for an AU$11m pilot energy project in regional Victoria that will potentially improve power security during peak demand through providing lower-emissions power generation. Site of NovaPower's energy project ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... the impact of businesses' activities to reduce emissions as well as track the country's progress to achieving its stated target of 5% emissions reduction by 2020. It will initially focus on the large industrial sector in the first index, but will expand ...