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Sustainalytics opens Sydney office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... CEO Michael Jantzi told The Sustainability Report that Australia was "a strategic priority." Sustainalytics has offices in North America, Europe and Singapore. Currently, there are no domestic New Zealand clients. "For the time being, our client base ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
HESTA has made its first investment in social and affordable housing, through its AU$30 million Social Impact Investment Trust. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia HESTA has allocated AU$6.7 million to Horizon ...

Statewide Super signs Paris Pledge for Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Statewide Super has signed the Paris Pledge for Action, a supporting document resulting from the United Nations COP21 climate summit. Signatories to the Paris Pledge for Action promise to ensure that the ambitions in the Paris Agreement are met or exceeded. ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Clarity in the laws governing fiduciary duties and the responsibilities of institutional investors in considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks should be a high priority for the financial services sector, according to a new white ...

Companies considering implication of BEPS reform: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Tax planning, payment and transparency are increasingly being seen as both social and governance issues by companies, according to a briefing by KPMG's international tax experts. Greg Wiebe, global head of tax, KPMG The Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

CEFC finances Ayers Rock Resort solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is financing the installation of 1.8MW of solar PV at the Ayers Rock Resort. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO CEFC has committed AU$4.7 million in finance to renewable energy company ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... are spending more time trying to determine perfect definitions of ESG and haven't landed on what that is, yet. Whereas in North America, there's probably less emphasis on the perfect definition and an emphasis on reaching 'a' definition." Although Northern ...

Epuron Energy expands Uterne Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Epuron Energy has expanded its Uterne solar plant at Alice Springs in the Northern Territory from 1MW to 4.1MW. Epuron Energy's Uterne solar plant, Alice Springs, Northern Territory (photo courtesy of CEFC) The expanded plant is expected to provide ...

NZ Super Fund invests in View Glass

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... glare, reducing the amount of energy used for cooling, heating and lighting. It is installed at more than 120 sites across North America, according to NZ Super. View has growth potential in a large market, and is exposed to the energy efficiency sector ...

NZ Super Fund releases PRI report, assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has given the New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super Fund) an A+ for its overall approach to responsible investment. NZ Super Fund has released its 2015 PRI report, as well as the PRI's ...