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UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The United Nations Statistics Division has developed an experimental ecosystem accounting system to quantify ecosystem services and conditions in physical and monetary terms. Although the proposed accounting system is initially intended for governmental ...

ACSI hire Gordon Hagart as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have hired Gordon Hagart as its new chief executive. Hagart comes to ACSI from the AU$100 billion Future Fund, where he is currently head of environmental, social and governance risk management. ...

SEB, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley top climate bond underwriters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... There are two groups of leading underwriters. The first is the labelled climate bonds market, including IFC and World Bank Green bonds, where Swedish Bank SEB is the clear leader, punching way above its weight, followed by JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley." ...

NAB, Westpac leaders in 2013 CDP Global 500

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the 50 largest emitters have increased since 2009, even as overall emissions of the top 500 companies have fallen, according to the CDP Global 500 Climate Change Report 2013. The report is co-written by CDP ...

NGS Super to launch stand-along SRI fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... launched later this year. This is not the fund's first attempt at a stand-alone ethical investment option. NGS Super has had a Green Shares option that has not been a popular choice with fund members, said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, NGS Super chief executive. ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... two dimensions - management and policy and implementation and measurement. GRESB ranks organisations in four categories - green starter, green talk, green walk and green star. Australia/NZ's average overall GRESB score was 64, up from 62 in the 2012 ...

Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... for retrofitting existing buildings and setting minimum standards for new buildings, leading to the highest density of new green buildings in Australia. "We know that sustainability and liveability are inexorably linked," Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... signs of bonds being used to raise capital for emerging economies, notably in Mexico and South Africa, as well as through 'green bond' issuance from institutions such as the IFC and World Bank," HSBC said. "For this to be a reliable source of capital ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... owners. "We are delighted to continue our close co-operation with the SMF, the City of Melbourne and its partners, for the green focussed re-positioning of our 501 office tower and would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their support to ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... buildings more valuable in the market. To that end, there is a lot to be gained from applying it nationally." Establishing a "green loans" program to fund energy retrofits across residences owned by people on lower incomes is another policy initiative ...