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Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... and has negative screens in place that prohibit using funds raised from lending to, or investing in, "large scale greenhouse gas polluting activities (from fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use)," according to Teachers Mutual Bank. ...

ACCR to lodge carbon disclosure resolutions for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... lodgement, said Caroline Le Couteur, executive director at ACCR. The resolutions also ask for disclosures around why the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of the company has tripled in the past three years, and that the board "prepare a business model ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... sector can have a "substantial and beneficial cross-economy impact," Yates said. "About 20% of Australia's national greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings, and commercial buildings account for nearly half of these," Yates said in a statement. "More ...

CDSB launches expanded reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... previous guidelines, which focused on the management view of climate change-related risks and opportunities and greenhouse gas emissions, and now covers fossil fuels, water stewardship and forest commodities. It has also been influenced by the CEO Water ...

Teachers Mutual Bank win AB +F ESG award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainability policy covers many issues. Among other things, the bank does not finance projects that generate large-scale greenhouse gas emissions, such as fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use. The AB + F Awards are for the Australian ...

Carbon Trade Exchange sells EU arm to EEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... CTX will continue its strategic business focus in the American and Australian markets, Wright said. "The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a big focus for us," Wright said. "We're bringing on new participants, signing up more clients and that focus ...

GRESB launches real estate debt survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... enable development, investment and borrower activity in a sector that consumes 40% of energy and contributes 30% of greenhouse gas emissions globally. By capturing the ESG performance of real estate investors through the GRESB Survey, and lenders by ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... ESG risks and opportunities. The report identifies the top three material ESG issues to the utilities sector as greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and effluents and waste, community relations and product sustainability. These material issues, which offer ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... investment vehicle for the registration of projects by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for California's greenhouse gas cap and trade program, and the management of the offset credits generated through those projects. "This has been a strong ...

Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Lord Mayor Robert Doyle (photo courtesy City of Melbourne) The alliance is a collaboration committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% or more by 2050. "The City of Melbourne is committed becoming a carbon neutral city, and has a target of ...