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ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... ending the fixed price period a year early, Rudd has outlined a number of funding cuts, including cutting the Biodiversity Fund's forward funding by AU$213 million and cutting the Carbon Farming Futures program's forward funding by AU$143 million. "The ...

CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... currently hovers around the AU$6 point. To make up the difference, Rudd announced the government would cut the Biodiversity Fund's forward funding by AU$213 million and cutting the Carbon Farming Futures program's forward funding by AU$143 million, as ...

LGS joins Investor Statement on Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... garment factory, the collapse of Rana Plaza in April and a second fire in Dhaka in May. LGS, the AU$7 billion superannuation fund for local government and related employers in New South Wales, is an investor in Australian companies that outsource textile ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... average returns for responsible investment funds (Australian equities) was 21.45%, while Perpetual's Wholesale Ethical SRI Fund was the top performing fund in 2012, returning 39.7% "This goes straight to the heart of the criticism that you sacrifice ...

LUCRF Community Partnership Trust opens in South Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... and the partnerships were announced this week in Adelaide by Senator Anne McEwen. The CPT was established in 2010 by LUCRF Fund as a way of engaging with the communities in which the AU$2.5 billion fund's memberships lived. The CPT's money is drawn from ...

Byrne: Investors' ESG risk awareness increase biggest change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
An increasing number of investors have recognised that environmental, social and governance risks matter, one of the biggest changes that Ann Byrne has seen in her five years as chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation (CEFC) has hit the ground running by providing finance for two wind farm projects and expanding an existing fund that provides business loans for energy efficiency upgrades. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The AU$10 billion CEFC officially ...

Gaps in retailers' labour and human rights policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... absolutely know what's happening on the ground with other companies, and then go through a proper benchmarking process." See Also: Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... giving families hope during those stressful times and helping them hold it together with almost 24/7 support." The bond will fund the Benevolent Society's Family Preservation Service, which will support up to 400 families over five years. The service ...

PRI to launch new reporting, assessment framework in October

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) will launch its new reporting framework in October, an undertaking that is "one of the most important things the PRI can do," said Fiona Reynolds, PRI managing director. Fiona Reynolds, UN PRI managing ...