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Mercer: green bonds deserve investment consideration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... climate-themed bonds outstanding today, covering sectors including energy, building and industry, climate finance, water, waste and pollution controls, agriculture and forestry. Green bonds are tied to financing projects that benefit the environment ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... biodiversity, land use, climate change and vulnerability to climate change, air pollution, energy security, water security, waste management, to name a few issues. On the social side, there are things like education levels, the GINI coefficient, the ...

AMP Capital fund buys stake in Indian clean energy company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Limited (SGEL) for almost US$29m. SGEL develops, owns and operates a portfolio of power generation assets across the agri-waste, hydro and wind sectors. The Hyderabad-based SGEL has both geographical and fuel diversification, positioning it as a leading ...

Corporate sustainability commitments rise, CSR action lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... around water footprinting and eco-design - even among the largest companies. A majority are taking steps to fully integrate waste management, reÂsource efficiency and water issues, yet issues such as biodiversity and climate change are not equally considered." ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... climate-themed bonds outstanding today, covering sectors including energy, building and industry, climate finance, water, waste and pollution controls, agriculture and forestry, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative and the HSBC Climate ...

AusLSA to provide access to environmental measurement tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Management on the reporting solution, which will allow members to input business consumption data including electricity, paper, waste and business travel, and calculate the environmental footprint. "The online Environmental Consumption Calculator (ECC) ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... they believe they have a responsibility to operate sustainably, only 20-30% of those respondents measure and report energy, waste and water usage regularly. In their annual Fund Sustainability Review 2012, SuperRatings found that the introduction of ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... emissions. Biochar is a stable, carbon-rich type of charcoal that is made by "heating organic materials, such as wood or crop waste, in a low oxygen environment," according to DAFF. Biochar can be added to soil to sequester carbon and can potentially ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... building's NABERS rating from 3 to 4.5, revegetating a 40 metre section along the Brisbane River and diverting over 9 tonnes of waste per year from landfill through a use of shredding, comingled recycling and composting of organic material. The firm ...

GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... "inform the design and operation of water systems present in the development" from 2012. GPT reported that for 2011, recycled waste was 19,327 tonnes and landfill waste was 22,339 tonnes. For 2012, the company has set targets to achieve operational recycling ...