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LGS hires Scott Armstrong as property portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Uniting Church in Australia. In this role, he managed a AU$260 million direct property portfolio, in line with the sustainable and ethical investment principles of the Uniting Church in Australia. He has also previously held senior roles with ASX listed ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... investment is big, but the number of people who are in an ethical fund are small - less than 2% are in an ethical/sustainable option," Verwey said. "... That's how we will find new members going forward. We think there's' a model, which we don't think ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... Capital Declaration (NCD). NCD is a global initiative that affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... and improved local employment for people who have struggled to get into the mainstream workforce. This is having a sustainable impact. The investment will finance the acquisition of the property, the refurbishment of that property, and MiHaven are also ...

Mercer to analyse climate change portfolio risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... able to allocate assets well informed by the risks and opportunities posed by climate change and to invest in a more sustainable long term framework." Mercer published a follow up report in 2012, Through the Looking Glass: How Investors Are Applying ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) is increasing both national and international advocacy of environmental upgrade finance with the intention of growing the volume of deals, both large and small. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund SMF ...

MSCI assesses future carbon exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... one of five categories when it comes to use of proceeds - alternative energy, energy efficiency, pollution control, sustainable water, and green buildings, Lee said. MSCI is currently evaluating the available universe of bonds against its definitions ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... purposes. "TIAA-CREF is committed to the principles of socially responsible investing, and its demonstrated leadership in sustainable operations has generated measurable improvements in energy efficiency, cost savings, and reductions in greenhouse gas ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... a local goal of a 20% reduction is energy use / GHG emissions by 2020." Much in the way that organisations such as Sustainable Melbourne Fund (SMF) use environmental upgrade finance vehicles to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy projects ...

ARENA fund Laing O'Rourke redeployable solar hybrid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... remote and regional projects, we have an opportunity to harness vast amounts of solar energy at our projects, for a sustainable engineering solution." See Also: ARENA announces $100 million support for Moree Solar Farm