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Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... year. The grant programs are delivered by AusIndustry, a division of the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. Low Carbon Australia has developed programmes to assist manufacturers with financing the balance, said ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has awarded AU$2m in funding to five research projects that will investigate how farmers can participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by using biochar to reduce carbon emissions. ...

CFSGAM reports top quartile performance in UNPRI principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... autonomous approach empowers each investment team with responsibility for integrating ESG into its own investment process. ESG research tools, including ASSET4, RepRisk and specific sell-side research, are used by all equity investment teams to support ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... complement other government initiatives, such as the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), which focuses on the research and development stage of project development. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said the CEFC can act to increase ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... quality and consistency" when it comes to disclosure of ESG to allow them to make informed investment decisions. Citing research jointly conducted by ACSI and the Financial Services Council, Byrne noted that 32% of smaller companies on the ASX200 companies ...

Companies should present negative sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... they feel "anger, anxiety or concern" when reading a sustainability report. ACCSR analysed data it collected from 16 research projects conducted between 2006 and 2011, relating to the way stakeholders perceive sustainability reports. The findings were ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Government Super (LGS) has been given the Infinity Award for sustainability leadership for the second year in a row by research firm SuperRatings. The Infinity Award recognises the superannuation fund that is practicing responsible investment principles ...

Five Oceans AM to run Skandia Global Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... reasons, including the firm's high conviction portfolio, their "effective" use of derivative and hedging strategies, and the research Five Oceans undertakes to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment selection process ...

City of Sydney, Low Carbon Australia sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... building owners and tenants to invest in energy-efficiency improvements. The two institutions will also collaborate on research, case studies and educational materials. The MOU is a part of the city's commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 70% by 2030 ...

Japanese pension plan selects MSCI ESG index as benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... required by a public pension fund in Japan. "We have chosen the MSCI Japan ESG Index for its global and sector-specific ESG research and analysis, and also because it closely tracks our current benchmark for our Japanese equity fund," explained Mr Okada ...