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Push to focus on tax reform, transparency as part of G20

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Tax and transparency reforms should be a priority for Australia in its presidency of the G20 because there is a strong link between base erosion and profit sharing (BEPS) and the G20's objective to promote development, according to Oxfam Australia and ...

Northern Trust ESG index range crosses US$1 billion mark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Dublin-domiciled UCITS fund range combines passive index strategies with ESG criteria and is available to investors in Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. "Investors' objectives vary considerably when it comes to ESG investing, so thoughtful product ...

Future Fund hires new head of ESG risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... He previously worked in similar roles at ABN AMRO Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and AT Kearney, and has experience across Europe, Asia and Australia, the Future Fund said. "Integrating ESG risk management into our investment decision-making is an important ...

Vast Solar begins construction on 6MW solar thermal station

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... project, ARENA said, and Vast Solar said that the other 50% of the funding came from private investors in Australia and Europe. "Vast Solar set out in 2009 to develop a low-cost, high performance CST system that could compete commercially. We believe ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... organisations that responded to the survey are domiciled in Northern America- 46%, followed by Western, Northern and Southern Europe. Oceania represented 2% of the overall respondents. Development finance institutions manage 42% of total assets, followed ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... lower financing costs, attract and retain talented employees, and ultimately are more successful. This is important for Europe's competitiveness and the creation of more jobs. Best practices should become the norm." The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... the data isn't material, and frequently they said that there is a lot of information out there around in Australia and Europe, but how do we know what is important?" Non-financial, ESG/sustainability information disclosures is by and large a voluntary ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Index provider Solactive AG has launched its Solactive Green Bond Index, based on a bond universe provided by the Climate Bonds Initiative. The Solactive Green Bond Index is the first in the market globally to provide exposure to green bonds - fixed ...

NSW leasehold approved for Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
An 8,500-hectare section of native forest in western New South Wales has been deemed eligible under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by the federal government. Josh Harris, Climate Friendly The Sunset Ranch Native Forest Protection Project is the ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... statement. Meanwhile, as this process goes on, Ceci said she expects that corporate and municipal green bonds in the US and Europe will rise in issuance in 2014, and that there will continue to be year on year growth in the green bond market, both on ...