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SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... network rather than being forced to seek housing further away, the units are an "innovative housing solution" that are built to high environmental standards at a "reasonable" price. SEFA is one of three fund managers selected by the Department of Education ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... states that there is a degree of correlation between company practices on reporting ESG and other ESG factors including a "high correlation of ACSI voting against board endorsed resolutions where a company has poor sustainability reporting; higher percentage ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Carlsson-Sweeny researched for the report have posted significant improvements in lost time injury frequency rates (LTIFR), but high-level data is not enough to assure strong performance. Few companies include contractors in their safety statistics ...

National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The National Sustainability Council has called its first public report a conversation-starter about macro-themes including inequality, education, climate change, sustainable growth through innovation and other factors impacting on Australia's future. ...

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... change) and land availability all threaten to dampen growth." There have also been nutritional concerns because of palm oil's high concentration of saturated fat, compared with other liquid vegetable oils including canola, soy and olive, the report says. ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Companies are reducing their energy costs with audits that unlock a combination of solutions including upgrades, process improvements and examining energy demands, according to Pangolin Associates. Pangolin Associates conducts energy audits as part ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The overall superannuation industry has not done enough to make investment decisions that take environmental, social and governance impacts into consideration, and it is not only possible but imperative to do so, two fund professionals said at the annual ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will this year create a global responsible investment committee (GRIC) and an ESG risks committee to assess ESG risk exposures across asset classes. GRIC will be chaired by CEO Mark Lazberger, CFSGAM ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... any other that are identical. They use different methods to assist in helping their industry to make the transition from high carbon to low carbon. In the US, they use significant levels of guarantees which we won't use, and they haven't used a significant ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australian coal exports are 11% of the global coal market, but represent 25% of a precautionary global carbon budget for coal, exposing investors in coal resourcesto potentially rapid devaluation and stranded assets, according to a report by The Climate ...