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Three new CFI methodologies up for approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Three new Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) methodologies have been endorsed by the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee (DOIC), according to the Department of the Environment. DOIC has endorsed a methodology that "reduc[es] greenhouse gas emissions in ...

IFC, Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... of the world's largest fleets of electric vehicles and is also China's leading city in the implementation of star-rated green buildings, IFC said. The memorandum of understanding between IFC and the Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange is the first time ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The World Bank has issued a AU$300 million, five-year fixed rate Australian-dollar denominated Kangaroo Green Bond, the first ever in the Australian domestic market. Mark Goddard, executive director, head of debt securities, Westpac Institutional Bank ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The Green Bond Principles - a set of voluntary guidelines on the development and issuance of green bond - nearly doubled its number of supporters to 25 and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) has been appointed secretariat. The Green ...

New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... it something we can improve in the process, and how and why. Some of our assets fit together like puzzle pieces - in the Green Triangle region in Victoria and South Australia, we have properties that are literally neighbours, and we have to understand ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... president at MSCI ESG Research. "We have seen investors who have gone down the road of taking a theme like alternative energy or green buildings, and built a passive index off of that," Salvatico said. "MSCI has standard thematic solutions, such as the ...

Ethical Investment Advisers launches fossil-fuel free SMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Brisbane-based financial planners Ethical Investment Advisers has launched a separately managed account (SMA) based on Australian equities that are screened to eliminate fossil fuel exposures. Louise Edkins, director, Ethical Investment Advisers The ...

PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Oil and gas producing and servicing companies provide "very limited" disclosure around risks and impacts of their hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activity, according to research commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Fiona ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Senate has rejected a bill to repeal the Clean Energy Future legislation, but businesses continue to operate as if the current carbon pricing mechanism will continue beyond 1 July, according to carbon advisory firm RepuTex. The federal government ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... issues - the trust has invested in bonds issued by KfW and Macri said Australian Ethical is hoping to invest in a forthcoming green bond issued by the International Finance Corporation. On the corporate bond issuance side, Australian Ethical only invests ...