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Impact Investing Australia to develop Impact Capital Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Investing Australia. Impact Investing Australia is seeking cornerstone investment and funds for ICA, which can be up and running six months from when commitments are made, said Rosemary Addis, chair of Impact Investing Australia. "ICA puts inflection ...

Paris Agreement refers to mitigation co-benefits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... have an appropriate sustainable development pathway in a new, more climate stable world." Gerrard said. Article 4 paragraph six of the Agreement provides that "Mitigation co-benefits resulting from Parties' adaptation actions and/or economic diversification ...

ACSI annual report outlines 2015-2018 strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) research and engagement agenda on behalf of 29 Australian superannuation funds and six major international pension funds, with a combined total of AU$1.5 trillion in assets under management. ACSI reported ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
Future Super has gone carbon neutral by establishing a carbon offsetting program with the assistance of South Pole Group. Simon Sheikh, managing director, Future Super Future Super has calculated its portfolio's carbon intensity and purchased offset ...

Mining companies not adequately managing carbon risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... CDP said. According to the report, no one company achieved the top tier of grades (A or B) for all five criteria, and only six of 11 miners disclose meaningful GHG emission reduction target. BHP Billiton was ranked second, behind Vale of Brazil, and ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... strategy, Mirvac has reported an average NABERS rating of 5.1 stars, with one property, Sirius House in the ACT, receiving six NABERS stars. "On the net positive generation side, we've installed a 90kw solar PV system for a client and a 40kw system for ...

Investors demanding better corporate ESG disclosure: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are increasingly using companies' non-financial disclosures in their decision making process, but nearly two thirds of respondents to an EY survey said that companies do not adequately disclose material environmental, social ...

China "grown into" role as climate change leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... the lack of strong commitments after the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (COP 15), he said. "To recall, only five, six years ago, China was criticised for the failure of Copenhagen," he said. "Remember, back then, China was criticised as holding ...

Newpin social benefit bond returns 8.9% in second year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... being safely returned to their families. The bond funds the maintenance of existing centres, and the planned expansion of six more centres in New South Wales. "There are two key features as we have undertaken the second year of the program - there is ...

NZ Super Fund releases PRI report, assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... since 2011, the fund said. PRI signatories are required to publicly report each year on their implementation of the PRI's six principles across a wide range of asset classes and investment activities, including voting and engagement; manager selection ...