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Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... addresses traceability of funds and types of bonds than can be certified. Eligibility criteria for different types of investment will be released progressively over the coming year, the Climate Bond Initiative said. "This product allows for a new fixed ...

Australian and NZ companies increase community giving in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... have impacted on the amounts given by individual employees. The report breaks giving into three categories- community investment, donations, and commercial initiatives. "This year has seen a strong shift away from community investment (down from 57.7% ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... executive remuneration was one issue of engagement, ACSI also raised questions about sustainability, board diversity, investment performance and health and safety, among others. Byrne noted that in engaging with companies about their remuneration reports ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... bank reviewed its sensitive sector policies to ensure that they provide "clear and relevant" principles when making investment decisions in socially and environmentally sensitive sectors - water, forestry and forests, energy and extractive industries. ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... come from reputable issuers that are backed by large balance sheets and known institutions." Lochiel Crafter, head of investment, Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisors, notes that green bonds are attractive not only because of their environmental ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... issues emerge and priorities change." Across its various brands and divisions, the bank reported AU$135m in community investment on a financial reporting basis, down from AU$136m in 2010 - under GRI's reporting criteria, community investment totalled ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Mirvac Group, the property development, investment, and management company, has identified 22 sustainability related issues that are material to the group and its stakeholders. The issue, which range from business conduct to supply chain, was the basis ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... throughout NSW and 40,000 former local government employees. It has approximately AU$3.1bn invested in responsible investment strategies across asset classes including Australian shares, international shares, property, and the absolute return and private ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Ownership Matters (OM) has appointed Marty Chung as a senior governance analyst. Chung joins Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal as part of the OM team that is focused on the governance of Australian companies and capital markets. Chung previously ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
A majority of ASX200 and NZ50 companies reported to this year's Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) that they saw risks associated with carbon pricing, but many also saw opportunities and only 4% of respondents said the risks were rated as high. According ...