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Australian Ethical names exec director business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Steve Newnham executive director, business development. Newnham has been a director of Australian Ethical for the past year, said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical's managing director. Newnham will work on developing ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... regime will be one of the top priorities for companies and investors in 2012, with a concurrent interest in increased investment in assets to mitigate and adapt climate change, according to sustainability professionals. Executive remuneration will continue ...

Integrated Reporting to generate value, costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... function with a business model which is sustainable," CPA Australia said. "In the longer term, this will help shape investment decisions and capital allocations -again, with societal benefits. In the short term however, this may create significant resistance ...

Highlights of a year in The Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... publishes interim corporate responsibility report In turn, investors are considering how to integrate ESG into their investment decision making processes, and how ESG analysis can provide meaningful additional factors for risk mitigation and return generation ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... capital raisings, according to a paper written by Simon Connal and Martin Lawrence, now both of Ownership Matters. Investment banks generated fees of AU$1.89bn through capital raisings, the paper also concluded. "The placement, the discount to the market ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... repayment structure and its existence as a statutory charge makes the EUAs a form of senior debt, with significantly less investment risk to investors. NAB, Low Carbon Australia and Eureka Funds Management developed the EUA finance product. Andrew Balzan ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... commitments by developed countries. While there is no direct benefit to Australia, the fund is designed to encourage private investment, meaning there will be new opportunities to invest in projects including renewable energy, carbon capture and energy ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... in order to trade credits, because they are defined as financial products. Currently, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) recognize classes of tradable activity, and trading in CFI credits would be a new category. There is concern ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... energy growth. "The RET and carbon pricing are aimed at creating a fundamental shift in consumption, in addition to investment incentives in the energy sector, to induce Australian companies and households to internalise the costs of climate change," ...

Presima joins Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Presima, a global boutique investment manager that invests in listed real estate securities, has joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) as a member. Presima is based in Montreal, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of nabInvest ...