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AMP hires Ross Andrews as ESG research associate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has hired Ross Andrews as ESG research associate in line with its strategy to expand its proprietary Environmental Sustainable Governance (ESG) research more broadly across investment strategies. Ross Andrews, AMP Capital Andrews will assist ...

Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has developed a financing program tailored to foundry manufacturers seeking to invest in energy-efficient upgrades to equipment and processes. Low Carbon Australia is working with the Australian Foundry Institute (AFI) to inform ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has awarded AU$2m in funding to five research projects that will investigate how farmers can participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by using biochar to reduce carbon emissions. ...

QIC selects Molpus Woodlands Group for timber mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... investment manager invests in timberland because of the diversification benefits that timber brings to the QIC Alternative Beta Fund. In addition to satisfying investment criteria, QIC also selected Molpus because of the group's commitment to value creation ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... O'Connell's OBM House, an office building at 26 Wharf Street, was sold by Harvest Property and the Harvest Denison Opportunity Fund, the owners and managers. Harvest Property undertook the retrofit, which reduced the building's energy consumption by ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Investors, banks and industry bodies welcomed the report on the structure of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), saying that the expert review panel's conclusions reflected a pragmatic view of the CEFC's role in facilitating private investment ...

Australian Ethical funds post mixed month for February

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... after announcing continued growth in its European sales of Recell. Other stocks also contributed other performance - namely fund components Macquarie Telecom, with a 22% increase and Alchemia with a 40% increase. The biggest underperformer for February ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... overclaiming, transparency and verification. It can be used as a metric of value creation. The AU$575m Christian Super superannuation fund has selected Triodos for a microfinance mandate, and has made an AU$6m commitment to a social enterprise fund run ...

RIAA to join in global report on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) will participate in a joint project with other sustainable investment organisations to report on the global scope of sustainable and responsible investment. The "trends report" will provide information ...

GRESB joins forces with GRI to push sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) will partner with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a move designed to advance the standardisation of reporting on environmental, social and economic performance in the global real estate ...