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Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... (NSW) based Local Government Super (LGS) has seen nine of its 11 directly owned buildings upgraded from five NABERS stars to six stars, the maximum score for environmental performance of commercial buildings. One of LGS's properties awarded 6 NABERS ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency in determining methodology. The committee will comprise between five and six members appointed by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, two of whom must be a commonwealth public servant ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... The Australian government has included in the carbon pricing legislation a proposal to provide AU$1.3bn in assistance over six years to some "gassy" coal mines - which is defined as mines with at least 0.1t/CO2e per tonne of saleable coal. Firms will ...

Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... permits expected to be allocated for free, the expected impact of the carbon tax on profitability, or both. MSCI said only six of 43 companies they identified as being eligible for EITE assistance had made announcements of earnings impacts in the week ...

ACSI CEO elected to PRI Advisory Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... to the Principle for Responsible Investment's Advisory Council, PRI's strategic governance body. Ann Byrne Byrne is one of six candidates to join the board. Two are asset owners -Else Bos, chief executive of investments at Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... bodies during and after the ban on live exports, but Chalk expressed "frustration" with groups like the MLA. "In the last six weeks, we've worked with livestock bodies," she said. "We have differing views on the ultimate goals, but we have managed to ...

Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... of Solaris Wealth Management and Manny Pohl, CEO of Hyperion Asset Management, are among the 37 candidates to the council. Six asset owner candidates will be competing for two seats on the council, while 31 investment manager/service providers are running ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... assessed at two points in the Solaris investment process, initially at our risk screening stage and then subsequently as one of six qualitative factors used to value a company," she said. "If there are any ESG issues, the analysts receive ongoing alerts ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... each of the UN PRI principles. We also advise them how we voted every quarter - that is client specific, of course. Every six months, we give them an ESG update, which expands on what we're doing and gives some more meat on the bones. It usually includes ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... can use ESG factors in traditional considerations like discount rates." CFSGAM benchmarked their accomplishments against the six UNPRI principles (see below), announcing that they are in the top quartile in principles 1,4,5 and 6 in 2010, up from top ...