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NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has become the first private investor to fund an environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) in the City of Melbourne. The agreement, signed between NAB, the City of Melbourne, Low Carbon Australia and the owner of 123 Queen ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... programs that generate carbon offset credits and in an agreement on the design and function of the US$100bn Green Climate Fund. The fact that no international agreement was achieved leaves the future Australian ETS in limbo, because while the government ...

NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank and Rabobank are the first two banks to endorse a financial sector declaration to address the use of natural capital by businesses. NAB has become a signatory of the Natural Capital Declaration, which affirms the importance of ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The use of renewable energy resources in electricity generation is expected to grow at 6% per year between now and 2035, according to Professor Quentin Grafton, executive director and chief economist of the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). ...

Presima joins Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... performance of public and private commercial real estate investments. It is used by institutional investors to engage with fund managers and listed property companies and improve the sustainability of the global property sector. Earlier this year, the ...

Wesfarmers recognised at Australian Sustainability Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... well as a diverse and well-integrated community partnerships programs." Australian Ethical's Smaller Companies Trust won Fund of the Year for the second time. Barefoot Power was named Small Company of the Year. Barefoot Power is a technology-replacement ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... de-risk the investment from the investors' point of view," said Scott Bocskay, chief executive of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund, which administers environmental upgrade finance on behalf of the City of Melbourne. "It delivers to a building owner new ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... particular, that's not something you can actually rely on." Meanwhile, the ACSI report, which was sponsored by superannuation fund LUCRF Super, found that ASX200 firms as a whole lag those companies listed in other markets when it comes to the LHR policies ...

Emerald Wrap to launch RI investment platform in March

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The Emerald Wrap, an investment, superannuation, and pension platform that will offer a range of responsible investment options, is continuing towards its planned launch in March 2012 by selecting Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as its default cash account ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... amounted to AU$$1.34bn, with net inflows to existing RI portfolios totalling AU$176m. AMP Capital Investors is the largest RI fund manager, with AU$2.5bn in RI funds under management. Hunter Hall is the largest dedicated RI fund manager, with AU$1.7bn ...