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Climate Bonds Initiative looks to China's green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... of the things we're seeing is that we need investors to come into China to educate issuers and investors in china about modern approaches to investment." Further, the report encourages greater coordination between stakeholders in the process. "We've ...

Queensland Investment Corporation joins GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... important emerging area." CeGeREAL is a French REIT based in Paris, France and is listed on Euronext Paris. It invests in modern office properties located on the outskirts of Paris. Their portfolio is valued at â,¬900 million. CeGeREAL is France's ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... a medieval abbey in Italy, which would have served as a hub for business as well as spiritual life, and then to a more modern example - the Olivetti typewriter factory in Ivrea, Italy, in which the relationship between the town, the workers and the business ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
The European Parliament has adopted a measure requiring large European companies to disclose environmental, social and governance information as part of their annual reporting. Internal Market and Services Commissioner Michel Barnier Companies with ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... of Australia's commercial office buildings are at least a decade old. Retrofitting and improving existing buildings with modern energy efficient technology is one of the most cost-effective opportunities for improving their productivity, reducing energy ...

FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... like the companies in which they invest," said John Brogden, FSC CEO. "We believe that superannuation funds must adopt modern governance standards, in particular a good level of independence. Superannuation is compulsory. In the interests of the members ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... CEFC noted family business Nightingale Bros in Wandiligong, which grows Alpine apples and chestnuts, is upgrading to a modern ammonia-based refrigeration system that the business expects will reduce its energy costs by around 40%. Global Roto-Moulding ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... rural farmlands that are certified irrigation systems, you are hedging yourself against climate change to the sense that modern irrigation systems use a lot less water and can maintain your crop. What I said at the conference is that if the answer was ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... time before consumers are scanning product barcodes to see if its manufacture (or indeed manufacturer) has employed such modern day evils as child labour, palm oil, trans fats or dirty coal... Grant O'Brien's observations are absolutely right. Point ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... profits and socially-concerned individuals. There are a few other things about UCA FM that are quite appropriate for a modern funds manager. We have low fees, so we're not hooked on high margins. We don't pay a dollar in commissions, we don't pay performance ...