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Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has created an emerging markets equities index integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) screens and has launched a passive pooled fund managed to the index. Northern Trust has built the index in collaboration with MSCI ESG ...

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Eureka Funds Management and Frasers Property have signed the City of Sydney's first environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) - a $26.5 million financing deal that will fund the construction of a gas-powered trigeneration plant to provide energy to an upcoming ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The government will maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) at current levels to ensure that at least 20% of Australia's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2020, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet has announced. ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... usage and manage waste and recycling and Cr Wood also pointed to initiatives such as the 1200 Buildings program and environmental upgrade agreements as means by which commercial building owners can upgrade buildings with energy efficient technologies. ...

RobecoSAM to use CDP questions in DJSI questionnaire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Jones Sustainability Indexes, will now use the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) climate change questions in its environmental data collection approach to public companies. RobecoSAM will align seven of its climate strategy questions with the CDP questions ...

bankmecu to offer environmental upgrade agreement finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Melbourne Fund (SMF) and bankmecu have announced that the customer-owned bank will become a provider of finance for environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). graphic courtesy SMF bankmecu said that it would consider lending on terms as far out as 20 years ...

UN Global Compact, GRI most cited CSR instruments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... not reporting?' "There is also an important role for governments to play in advancing the goal of mainstreaming environmental, social and governance disclosure. Europe is now ready for clear leadership from EU institutions on how policy can be used to ...

CEC to partner with American Council on Renewable Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) have announced a partnership in which that will bring together industry experts and stakeholders to work on policies, finance mechanisms and market drivers beneficial ...

Dalton Nicol Reid: using ESG to find sustainable earnings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
For equities fund manager Dalton Nicol Reid, integrating environmental, social and governance information into their investment process is part of the task of finding quality companies in which to invest. Jamie Nicol, CIO of Dalton Nicol Reid Dalton ...

Future Fund excludes tobacco producers from portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Gonski, board chairman, in a statement. "In doing so the board also considered its investment policies and approach to environmental, social and governance issues. As a result, the board determined that in this instance it is appropriate to exclude primary ...