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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
... proportion of coal-fired generation declining from 74% to 38% of electricity generation. The report notes that while Australia's energy consumption is growing, its energy intensity is declining. "This can be attributed to two main factors. First, greater ...

Presima joins Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Presima is based in Montreal, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of nabInvest, the direct asset management arm of National Australia Bank (NAB). "GRESB constitutes a useful tool that complements our internal research efforts on sustainability," said Vincent ...

Sunshine Coast TAFE certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has announced Sunshine Coast TAFE (SCT) as the country's first educational institution in to be certified under its Carbon Neutral Program. SCT TAFE has achieved a 12% energy cost reduction and a 7 % overall energy consumption reduction ...

Wesfarmers recognised at Australian Sustainability Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Wesfarmers has been named the Australian Sustainability Award 2011 Company of the Year. Wesfarmers was given the award because of its responsiveness to "engagement on issues of concern to the ethical investment sector," according to Ethical Investor ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... position of a local government, senior to existing mortgages. This is derisked from an investor's point of view." National Australia Bank, Low Carbon Australia and Eureka Funds Management developed the EUA finance product. NAB will be funding individual ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... think for a lot of Australian business, at least in my experience, they assume that if their supplier is operating in Australia, then they're meeting the law and doing what they're supposed to do under the law and meeting the minimum requirements and ...

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 ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... also announcing an inquiry on the future of the annual general meeting (AGM). Speaking to the Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA) annual conference, Bradbury noted that integrated reporting is gaining momentum, and said that "interested parties" should ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Core responsible investment funds grew at faster rate than the broader mainstream market in 2011, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Core responsible investment, which RIAA defines as including managed responsible investment ...