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AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Capital. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital In an insight paper, ESG - busting the myths, Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior research analyst addresses outlines some of the persistent misperceptions of ESG analysis and integration. "I've been in the industry ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... featured Kelly Christodoulou, ESG Manager, Investments, Australian Super, Michael Salvatico, Vice President, MSCI ESG Research, Roger Urwin, Advisory Director, MSCI; Global head of Investment Content, Towers, and Bob Welsh, Executive Director, Sustainability ...

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... from Ajia Partners before becoming a full-time Impax employee in 2011. He was previously the head of small and mid-cap research for Asia ex-Japan at Deutsche Bank Securities, and head of regional media research at ING Securities. Li is a CPA and CFA ...

BCCM forms task force to examine public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Unity, Patrick Walker, executive general manager, advocacy and member benefits, RAC WA, Gordon Duff NDS, national policy research unit executive officer, National Disability Services, and Melina Morrison, chief executive officer, BCCM. The task force ...

AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... solar panels," Frischknecht said. "ARENA understands the importance of investing right across the innovation chain, from research and development to commercialisation." The research behind the technology was developed at the University of Queensland ...

CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... within supply chains is stalling, even as more companies are recognising climate risk in their supply chains, according to research from CDP and Accenture. In Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, the supply chain report of 2013-14, 2,868 companies supplying ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... businesses from within the community, including a category of securities known as community bonds. Les Hems, director of research and development, Tomorrow's Agenda Research Institute A community bond is an interest-bearing security "intended for small ...

Westpac number one on global sustainability list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Corporations in the World". The Global 100 is an annual list published by Corporate Knights, an independent media and investment research company based in Toronto. The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "I am delighted ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... requiring certification of bonds by a second-party provider, such as the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO). "Early on in the development of the green bonds market, there were some people who said 'you must have ...

ARENA co-funds South Australia solar thermal power study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... amount of renewable energy used in Australia. ARENA is funded to 2022 to invest in renewable energy projects, support research and development activities, and increase industry and community knowledge about renewable energy.