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Australian and NZ companies increase community giving in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... globally. LBG is an international network that provides a framework to measure the value and impact of corporate community investments on both business and society. LBG analyses investments in terms of inputs, outputs and impacts.

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With the increasing demand for sustainable fixed income investments on the rise, fund managers are creating funds that invest in so-called "green bonds" - bonds with investments in projects such as renewable energy developments. While it is possible ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... carbon future. Many of the new products reported related to energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and investments in this space. Very few companies provided much detail on specifics, occasionally citing commercial confidentiality." Herd ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... about the chemicals themselves." The environmental concerns over damage to the water supply led Australian Ethical Investments to divest itself of its holdings in Origin in October. Australian Ethical Investments had a AU$10m holding in Origin across ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... manner, especially in a context where regulations may be less demanding than they are in developed countries, and where investments in community programs may seem expensive, unnecessary and someone else's responsibility," the report notes. "Successful ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... reputation of AWB, resulted in several civil cases brought against former directors of AWB by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), and also resulted in AWB losing its monopoly export powers. See Also: Social risk: the impact on ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... domestically and overseas, consulting with the institutions being established by governments to bridge the gap in investments in low-carbon assets. The working group, announced last week, will be is chaired by Andrew Major, general manager - investments ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... than US$20tr in assets under management. In their statement, the collaborative bodies note that current levels of investments in low-carbon technology and infrastructure are "substantially lower than the US$500bn per year deemed necessary by the International ...

Jillian Broadbent to chair Clean Energy Finance Corp panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... markets. "The CEFC has a key role to play in reducing investment risks and making low-carbon and renewable energy investments more attractive to private capital investors," IGCC said in a statement. "Despite the introduction of carbon pricing, many investment ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... such as the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which will provide loans, loan guarantees and equity investments in projects. Hobley of Norton Rose said he participated in Austrade seminars in London about the legislation and said that there ...