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UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors from 12 countries, including Statewide Super and New Zealand Superannuation Fund, have contacted 118 UN Global Compact (UNGC) companies on the issue of increased reporting on environmental, social and governance activities. ...

Japanese pension plan selects MSCI ESG index as benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), the first time this has been required by a public pension fund in Japan. "We have chosen the MSCI Japan ESG Index for its global and sector-specific ESG research and analysis, and also ...

GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
GPT Group reported reductions in energy and water consumption as well as reductions in staff turnover and employee injuries, against a backdrop of realised operating income of AU$438.8m and net profit after tax of AU$246.2m, down from AU$707.3m in 2010. ...

Government grants $1.9m for geothermal exploration study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
National ICT Australia (NICTA) has received an AU$1.9m government grant towards a project to provide enhanced data for targeted geothermal exploration. NICTA's two-year AU$5m project will use its capabilities in machine learning in conjunction with ...

Women only 19% of superannuation fund trustee boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... estimated 10% of retail funds, according to research from Rainmaker Information. "Women are grossly under-represented on fund trustee boards, which makes no sense at all given super funds are managing money on behalf of all members, not just male members," ...

CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
As the federal government announced that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will be located in Sydney, financial and investment institutions look to the CEFC's form and function as much as its location. The AU$10bn CEFC is expected to commence ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative, the Clean Energy Business Council of the Middle East and North Africa and The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association have formed a working group to develop best practices and promote the issuance of "green" sukuks, Sharia-compliant ...

Fourth Carbon Farming Initiative methodology approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... entities in support of the Carbon Farming Futures program. The government has allocated a total of AU$429m over six years to fund research, development and demonstration of emissions reductions technologies, according to Norton Rose. Meanwhile, the Department ...

KPMG: agribusiness needs national food policy framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The fragmentation of the agribusiness sector both contributes to and is hampered by the lack of a national food policy framework, which is necessary to promote innovation and differentiation and to ensure the long-term social, environmental and economic ...

Strong overseas interest in EUA structure, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... suppliers of waste, water and energy efficiency solutions, said Scott Bocskay, chief executive of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. "It highlighted to me that we are sitting in this marketplace that is the envy of the world from a property perspective ...