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Mercer gives top rating to 9% of ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Only 9% of more than 5,000 investment strategies in Mercer database achieve the highest ratings on environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings. Mercer has rated strategies within its Global Investment Manager Database (GIMD) for ESG since 2008 ...

Chloe Munro named head of Clean Energy Regulator

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Chloe Munro has been appointed chair and chief executive officer of the Clean Energy Regulator. The Clean Energy Regulator, which will be established from 2 April, is responsible for implementing and administering the carbon price mechanism, the National ...

ASX50 companies slow to adopt integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Although nine companies in the ASX50 are "well placed" in how they integrate non-financial information with financial disclosures in public documents, the majority of ASX50 companies have been assessed as being less than 50% integrated, according to ...

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The City of Melbourne and the Sustainable Melbourne Fund are offering three free information sessions to educate consultants and contractors to the commercial building sector on environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). The information sessions in February ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The government is consulting with stakeholders on regulations to establish surrender charge for international carbon units that liable companies could purchase to offset carbon emission liabilities. Brokers say that the government must select a policy ...

CDP: companies put climate change risk into supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Global businesses are increasingly integrating climate change strategies into their supply chain procurement guidelines, but suppliers' rates of reducing greenhouse gas emission are lower than their corporate clients, according to a Carbon Disclosure ...

Finsia: ESG consistent with superannuation fiduciary duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment processes is "entirely consistent" with the fiduciary duties of superannuation trustees, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) said in a newly published ...

Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... lighting controls in the building. In any event, this increase in consumption needs us to further consider our office environment." The increase in energy consumption has been identified as a key issue for 2012. "This increase means we need to further ...

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
MSCI has launched a sovereign ratings tool designed to identify a country's exposure to and management of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk factors. MSCI ESG Sovereign Ratings provide an overall sustainability assessment of 90 countries ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Given the Australian and global push to transition to a low carbon economy by attracting private investment, the Low Carbon Finance Working Group (LCFWG) of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) is engaging with the government on the set-up and ...