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Unlisted alt assets as vehicle for accessing sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainability themes, minus the volatility of listed assets. Mercer labeled themes including alternative energy, energy efficiency, water infrastructure and technologies, pollution control, waste management, environmental support services, sustainable ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... the United Nations Principles on Business and Human Rights and developed a hydropower policy to supplement their existing water and energy policies, as part of their sensitive sectors policy statements. In terms of internal workforce, ANZ said that while ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... interest, and enhancing corporate governance practices. Under environmental issues, the company reported overall portfolio-level water consumption decreased slightly, with the group's Charter Hall Office Trust (CHOT) - previously the listed REIT Charter ...

In 2040, when growth is a memory: Josh Dowse

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... resource-constrained world[5]: Finding substitutes for oil, gas and phosphorous Replacing 'free' ecological services such as water from glaciers and aquifers, and fish protein Decommissioning of spent nuclear power plants Protecting against rising sea ...

Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... panelists identified three main investment risks to coal seam and shale gas extraction - fugitive emissions, the use of water in coal seam gas extraction and the risk to licence to operate by companies. "Shale and coal seam gas are different, but they ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... like the willingness of our society to accept regulation or to risk changing jobs, or the Great Barrier Reef, or artesian water, or the capacity of the atmosphere to absorb the greenhouse gases we emit. So, if any of these assets decline in quality (value) ...

Government bodies not effectively speaking on sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Hale noted that positive approaches affect greater behavioural change around sustainability related issues like energy and water consumption - that holds just as true for business entities as it does for individuals. Hale acknowledged that while the ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... that this is the case for properties that demonstrate higher operational efficiency in terms of reducing their energy and water consumption.3 According to IPD's Australian Green Property Index, buildings with high NABERS energy and water ratings have ...

Minerals Council of Australia implementing water accounting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has designed and is implementing a water accounting framework to provide a means for companies to analyse their water use and management in a way that is tailored to the minerals industry. Developed in conjunction ...

ANZ creates hydroelectric power policy for lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... hydroelectric power policy so that the bank can align its lending practices with best practices regarding issues such as water quality and working with communities that might be impacted by infrastructure development. The bank identified a need for a ...