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Banco Fie joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Banco Fie, a Bolivian grass-roots microfinance institution, is the 22 nd values-based bank to join the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). GABV is an organization of sustainable banks from around the world, including microfinance banks in ...

AMP Capital invests in North American wind farm portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... operating capacity. "We are pleased to invest in Capistrano Wind Partners," said Boe Pahari, AMP Capital head of infrastructure Europe and North America. "The US wind energy market is already well established and is a rapidly growing sector of the energy ...

Norton Rose launches clean energy law service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Legal practice Norton Rose has launched Clean Energy Law in Australia, an online subscription service that provides commentary on commonwealth laws covering the clean energy industry. Elisa de Wit Norton Rose has also published a book of the same name ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Alliance, AfricaSIF.org, and SIF-Japan, and presents results from market studies by regional sustainable investment forums from Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, Japan, and Africa. The report measures sustainable investments across ...

ANZ discloses ESG metrics in 2012 shareholder review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... AU$6.01bn in 2012, up 6% on 2011. ANZ noted that in 2008, it had set a target of sourcing 20% of revenue from Asia-Pacific, Europe and America by 2012, a figure they met and exceeded, with 21% by the end of 2012. The bank has extended the target to source ...

ASrIA: US$74bn in sustainable investment assets in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... close to their investee companies. This dilemma is very relevant for established pioneers in sustainable investing - in Europe, Australia and North America - because they are now targeting greater allocation to Asia's public and private markets."

John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... Institutes (GNDI). GNDI is an international partnership of nine corporate director organisations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Colvin was unanimously elected, with ...

A view on Woolworths' corporate responsibility report

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
If you eat or drink in Australia, you're likely to have been a Woolworths customer once or twice this year. If not, you may have bought something in a big box from BigW or Masters, as Woolworths pushes to match its doppelganger Wesfarmers in every sector. ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Globally, the green building market has more growth potential in the Asia-Pacific and Europe than in North America, according to research from MSCI. In the latest MSCI ESG IVA Industry Report: Real Estate, MSCI benchmarks 70 of the largest real estate ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Richgro waste-to-energy plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has provided finance for an anaerobic digestion plant for garden products supplier Richgro, allowing the company to adopt waste-to-energy technology. The anaerobic digestion plant is expected to be operational by June 2013 and is ...