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Barclays, MSCI to launch Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... of the Barclays and MSCI fixed income index family that integrate ESG criteria in their design." MSCI and Barclays will conduct a consultation period to solicit market feedback through July. The consultation will ascertain "how the market identifies ...

ACSI: companies paid premium for rights issue underwriting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Companies paid a premium of more than AU$170 million for underwriting of rights issues between 2010 and 2012, according to research conducted by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI conducted benchmark modelling of what underwriting ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... over vast areas to meet and set plans for annual activities or pay for helicopter time and fuel to get out on country to conduct the project. There will be a threshold value for carbon credits below which a number [Indigenous CFI projects] will not be ...

Co-ops, mutuals a "third way" for public service provision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Co-operatives and mutuals offer an alternative "third way" to complement for-profit and not-for-profit business models for delivery of public services, according to a green paper aiming to stimulate discussion on how the sector can provide innovative ...

Natural Carbon announces Cape York CFI project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... the major threats on Olkola country and Cape York is moving in the right direction." The communities on Cape York will conduct the ground ranger burning programs, and Natural Carbon will help with regulatory compliance and with the sale of the carbon ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac has revealed progress on its sustainability strategy and is conducting a review of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk framework, a biennial process that is considered a "refresh", said Siobhan Toohill, head of group sustainability ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... are painting a particularly rosy picture, which is then found to be incorrect, that leads to misleading and deceptive conduct, which is a strict liability requirement, which means you can't, as a director, claim mens rea [ignorance of the law] as a defense," ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Robustly designed climate mitigation projects can deliver environmental, social and economic benefits resulting in greater financial impact than previously calculated, according to a study from The Gold Standard. Neil Salisbury, director, Net Balance ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainability reporting has become a vital means for companies to communicate non-financial indicators to capital markets, and regulatory changes in the Australian market mean that companies must think through their sustainability reporting strategies ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives more state funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance will receive a further AU$1.7 million in funding as part of the Victorian state budget. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney The additional funding, which was announced this week in the state's budget, will support for ...