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Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... (Graphic courtesy of GRESB) According to the GRESB 2013 report, the real estate sector globally is reducing its environmental impact, decreasing energy consumption by 4.8% in 2011-2012, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 163,000 homes. ...

Cbus to divest from tobacco assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... the step to divest investments in tobacco in the long-term interest of our members," said Louise Davidson, Cbus' environmental, social and governance investment manager. "There is no safe consumption of tobacco. It is unusual for Cbus to divest its holdings ...

AXA IM: impact investing to drive growth in ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Impact investment and other trends will drive growth in environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies over the next 10 years, according to AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM). Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM Matt ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Smart global policy frameworks are necessary to reward financial markets to find the more than US$1 trillion per year that will be needed to decarbonise the global energy system by 2020, according to HSBC Global Research. HSBC said that in addition ...

City of Melbourne, NAB, Eureka Funds Management sign EUA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Eureka Funds Management and National Australia Bank (NAB) have financed a AU$7 million environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) that will retrofit a Melbourne office tower to reduce carbon emissions by more than 600 tonnes a year. Signing of the AU$7 million ...

ASX to include ESG disclosures in governance principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... proposed amending its Governance Principles and Recommendations to ask listed companies to disclose how economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. The ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council has published ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... of the impact of the two strikes rule, engagement specialists are saying boards are more receptive to speaking to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO In the lead up to the 2013 annual general meeting (AGM) season, AMP ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... of effective communication between boards of listed companies and investors, and how they approach engagement on environmental, social and governance issues. "In this corporate governance report, we say engagement between companies and shareholders needs ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... roll out these improvements systemically. At the moment, the City of Melbourne and New South Wales have legislated environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) as a means of providing a finance vehicle for building upgrades with waste, water and energy reduction ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO. "But we needed an expert working group to address questions around potential environmental impacts, fossil fuel back up and supply chain manufacturing to make sure we have all bases covered." The Climate Bonds Initiative ...