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University of Sydney Business School adopts CAER research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The University of Sydney Business School will utilise CAER's environmental, social and governance research, CAER has announced. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO The University of Sydney's Business school has taking out an ongoing subscription to the CAER service ...

Northern Trust names new global head of ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Northern Trust Asset Management has named Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, a newly created role. Mamadou-Abou Sarr global head of ESG investing, Northern Trust Asset Management, Northern Trust Sarr ...

Northern Trust's Bowers on ESG and funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into investment management is accelerating in Australia and around the world, guided by demand from asset owners and increasing flexibility in fund design that can tailor strategies that ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... investment research firm Innovest, which was founded by IPCM CEO Dr Matthew Kiernan. Its "five-factor" model includes environmental sustainability, human capital, organisational capital, adaptability/responsiveness and innovation capacity. "Our theory ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. The average percentage saving (tCO2-e) of the projects financed by environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) in the City of Melbourne has been 33%, Bocskay said. "In the long run we expect green property ...

ARENA invests in Sunverge Energy via venture capital fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund has made an AU$7.6 million investment in Sunverge Energy, a company that is developing a simple, cost-effective solar energy storage solution. Half of the investment - AU$3.8 million - has come from the Australian ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... confidence in the long-term potential of CFI projects to offer a stream of income in activities with social and environmental impact. Foley pointed to interest in the government's Indigenous Carbon Farming Fund, which was established to provide funds ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Long-term investors such as superannuation funds are "potentially great partners" to invest in farmland, but illiquidity concerns are one barrier to investment, according to Gordon Noble, senior portfolio analyst and regional strategist at Inflection ...

CEFC provides finance to New Energy Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will provide up to AU$50 million in senior debt finance for the development of Western Australian waste-to-gas facilities by New Energy Corporation (New Energy). Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO New Energy has two major ...

Natural Carbon announces Cape York CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... circumstances for activities and we have a limited presence at the moment." Establishing a carbon business has social, environmental and economic benefit for the Olkola people, said Michael Ross, chairman, Olkola Aboriginal Corporation. "Establishing ...