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ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... and global, is generally seen as either "enhanced passive" or active strategies, rather than purely passive index construction mandates, although research provides such as MSCI have developed benchmark indices to permit passive portfolio construction. ...

Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... disorder (ASD)." The social enterprise, Inside the Brick, opened in February of this year, and earns revenue by running construction play sessions and themed children's parties using LEGO. It is not specifically designed to cater to children with social ...

Cbus Super to target suicide prevention initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Cbus Super will prioritise suicide prevention and intervention initiatives geared towards low-skilled construction workers after receiving the results of a study into suicide rates in the construction industry. The study conducted by the University ...

AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
AGL Energy has begun construction on the AU$300 million Nyngan Solar Plant. Construction on the Nyngan Solar Plant will take approximately 18 months to complete, and the plant is expected to be fully operational by June 2015. It will deliver 103 megawatts ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... "address the needs and challenges of society," Cobourn said. One example of that mission is a project involving their construction machinery division. "The challenge was to come back to Australia and figure out how that was relevant to us, particularly ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... returns," Mitchell said. "We use this research to directly incorporate ESG into selection of equities and portfolio construction in certain investment strategies in a quantitative manner." In late 2012, VicSuper started using a new benchmark index for ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Additionally, the CEFC is providing up to $60 million of senior debt finance to Moree Solar Farm for the development and construction of a 56MW solar photovoltaic power plant in northern NSW. CEFC and National Australia Bank also co-financed a project ...

DLA Piper: climate change legal risk in property development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... infrastructure fail during a natural disaster if it can be shown that climate change impacts were not considered before construction. Baker-Jones cited the Queensland Flood Commission Inquiry which investigated flooding in Brisbane during 2010/ 2011. ...

Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... billion in 2012. Employment has received a major boost with 50,000 additional jobs created over the same period. The construction and building industries, professional services and downstream real estate services have experienced the largest jobs growth." ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... a result, within the first few days of the financial year, CEFC announced that it would provide financing for the construction and operation of a wind farm in Taralga, New South Wales and that it would participate in the refinancing of a stake in the ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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