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ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... split between other accounts - 7% went to middle market, 6% went to banks, 3% went to councils, 3% to central banks, 3% to semi-government banks, 1% to private banks. Some of the orders were quite sizeable, but others were small sized as well. There ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Altius Asset Management The Altius Sustainable Bond fund is a diversified fixed interest portfolio made up of government, semi-government and corporate bonds that conform to Altius's sustainability policy. The fund screens out bonds from issuers whose ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has hired Dr Larry Marshall as its new chief executive. Larry Marshall, incoming chief executive of CSIRO Marshall is currently the managing director of Southern Cross Venture ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
If Australia is to make a long-term transition to lower carbon energy sources, it will require ongoing policy support from state and federal government as well as long-term investment from the private sector, while recognising that the impacts of renewable ...

ARENA fund Laing O'Rourke redeployable solar hybrid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... centre and inverters with external, pre-wired connections to allow fast, easy setup and pack down," Frischknecht said. "A semi-portable hybrid system like this carries enormous potential - it may provide industries and communities in regional and remote ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The growth of social impact investment and the development of new models for social enterprises are leading to a "new social contract" between citizens, the state and the private sector, according to Filippo Addarii, director of international strategy ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... leadership quality, and don't want them to just cut costs." AMP Capital discussed the issue of succession planning in its semi-annual corporate governance report. "We look at all sorts of intangible factors when we look at the sustainability of a company's ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Group's 2013 annual review and sustainability report benchmarks the banking group's performance against financial, social and environmental indicators based on its new sustainability strategy announced in February. The bank reported 2013 cash ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Energy Laboratory (NREL), Greenpeace, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), Solarcentury, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), Wolfeaware, and the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII). ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
The end of the financial year is an opportunity for investors to consider how their superannuation money is being invested from both a tax and an ethics perspective, according to Australian Ethical. In a recent communication, the ethical superannuation ...