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Impact investing key trend for 2016: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... investment at AXA IM. "This is driven by the fact that environmental issues are well understood in Australia with its scarce water resources, a developed mining industry, and a new interest in the subject with the current elected government. These factors ...

Mirvac to build industrial estate with sustainability features

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... yet, Mirvac has not announced tenants for Calibre. Mirvac is retrofitting their older industrial estates with energy and water-efficiency measures, but some aspects, like building material, are a function of improving processes that can't necessarily ...

Global Canopy Programme appoints executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... "works to demonstrate the scientific, political and business case for safeguarding forests as natural capital that underpins water, food, energy, health and climate security for all." It has brought forth initiatives including initiatives include Forests ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... kWh/annum - a drop of 44%." The 330 watt solar panels will be used to offset the cooling of the building's tenant condenser water system, said Councillor Arron Wood, chair of the City of Melbourne's Environment Portfolio. "Our goal for carbon neutrality ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental building upgrade finance allowing commercial property owners to access finance to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund The legislation, Local Government (Building ...

Mining companies not adequately managing carbon risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The world's largest metal and mining companies are not adequately managing carbon and water risks, and most are unsupportive of new climate regulation, according to the CDP. CDP has published a new report, Making the grade: Are some miners chasing fool's ...

The price of climate change to impact portfolios: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... track." Nash also said that BII are seeking to extend the same line of research into companies that are improving their water usage. See Also: Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in div ...

Citi joins Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services resulting from those assets. Ecosystem goods and services "constitute food ...

Climate Bonds Initiative to release V2.0 standards this month

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... US$118.4 billion. The remaining 10% of bonds came from buildings and industry, agriculture and forestry, waste and pollution, water themes, and multi-sector bonds. Fowler said there are expectations of more water and water-infrastructure assets-based ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... separate properties, all along the Murray River," Brandweiner said. "We have a mandate with a partner of ours, Blue Sky Water Partners. It's a broad mandate, but we are predominately looking to invest in water rights. We identified an opportunity to ...