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Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Kate Greenhill FCA to the board as a non-executive director. Greenhill has more than 18 years' experience in assurance and advisory services in the financial services industry. She is a former partner with ...

Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... just our investment teams," Oulton said. "CFSGAM is seen as a leader in terms of responsible investment within the Australian market, but that's not the case outside of Australia. We are seeing increasing amounts of business coming from outside Australia ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Warrnambool lighting project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... up to 68%," said Warrnambool Mayor Michael Neoh. The balance of the project costs in Warrnambool will come from an Australian government Community Energy Efficiency Program (CEEP) grant of up to AU$1.4 million allocated to a group of regional councils ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... started considering sustainability metrics in their investment process. "The second application, where I believe the Australian market will be most interested as well as the Dutch, will be in alternative sovereign debt tilting through ESG integration," ...

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... for in the green bonds," said Mathew McCrum, director, investments, at Omega. "At the moment, they're allocated in Australian dollars and Swedish kroner. This adds to that by adding the US dollar." McCrum said that Omega had purchased green bonds on ...

ACCSR conference tackles practice of responsible leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... interactions and to the extraordinary situations that test operations and reputation, according to experts speaking at the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s annual conference. For sustainability practitioners, who aim to ...

ACCSR reports on state of corporate social responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the greatest single obstacle to its success, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s annual review. The ACCSR's The State of CSR 2012/2013 surveyed 160 people ...

Perpetual hires philanthropic services manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... was previously Co-Chair of Philanthropy Australia's Education Affinity Group. Last year, she was the recipient of the Australian Institute of Grant Management's inaugural Grantmaker of The Year award. "Caitriona brings to us valuable experience across ...

AMP Capital invests in North American wind farm portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... (EME), TIAA-CREF and Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI). The investment from AMP Capital was made on behalf of a large Australian superannuation fund client, AMP Capital said, and it will help fund the growth of the wind energy project portfolios. Capistrano ...

Low Carbon Australia forms alliance with Wiley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... manufacturers are exposed to increase operational costs, specifically due to energy pricing and the impact of a high Australian dollar, said Andrew Newby, Wiley business development director. "But through process, air conditioning, and refrigeration ...