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Climate Bond Initiative releases climate performance data for buildings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... green building projects that will meet global climate change targets, said Jorge Chapa, the Green Building Council of Australia's executive director of market transformation. "Release of these emissions performance trajectories should spur green property ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... around the world," said Adam Tiindall, AMP Capital CEO. With its ample solar resource and deregulated energy markets, Australia is at the forefront of pioneering new business models in the space and is set to be a global leader. Evergen will be well ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... solutions," said Emma Herd, IGCC CEO. "We will also focus on making sure that the financial disclosure frameworks in Australia are really, clearly, and consistently focusing on climate risks as well as financial risks." The Senate inquiry was broadly ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has evolved the investment restriction screens on its Sustainable Australian Shares (SAS) investment option. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS has made three changes, including broadening existing screens to exclude companies that ...

AXA IM SmartBeta fund receives local recognition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... The ESG SmartBeta Equity Fund launch in Europe is a continuation of the success of the ESG version of the strategy in Australia." In its recommendation, Lonsec noted that the fund offers investors "a low-fee, systematic approach, coupled with ESG considerations ...

NAB sets science based target for Scope 1 and 2 emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank has set a science based target and aims to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 21% by 2025. The cut will be a reducing of 21% from 2015 levels, and it "supports NAB's commitment to the internationally ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... interviewed more than 100 supply chain, procurement and sustainability executives from 70 companies. AMP Capital Investors, Australia Post, Commonwealth Bank, Officeworks, CottonOn, and Mirvac participated in the report amongst other participants. Companies ...

Newpin Social Benefit Bond returns 12.15% in third year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... families, and paying investors a return of 12.15% pa. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia In addition to the restoration rate, 47 children were prevented from entering the out-of-home care system. The overall ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA)'s 2016 benchmark report found that nearly AU$633 billion of Australia's assets under management are being invested responsibly. Part of that growth is coming from areas such as green bond issuance ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Thorn said. The Murray Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund is managed by Kilter Rural. Established by Nature Conservancy Australia, the fund invests in permanent water rights in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin and allocated those rights to provide water ...