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New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... the stable, long-term management of forestry assets in Australia and New Zealand," Rogers said. "We remain dedicated to building and managing world-class forestry portfolios for our clients in this region as well as bringing additional private capital ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... of ESG review of their own readiness, where other frameworks like UNDC like FASB, CDP, all these int'l frameworks are building new materiality thresholds into their frameworks for use by business. Are these national regulatory agencies doing the same ...

Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Macquarie Group has issued a £500 million facility to finance green projects as part of a £2.0 billion loan facility. The green tranches will be used to support renewable energy projects initially, and energy efficiency, waste management, green ...

Investors, credit ratings agencies grapple with ESG impacts on ratings: PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... market in facilitating sustainable finance, the findings of this report highlight how important our initiative is in building knowledge and fostering action," said My-Linh Ngo, head of ESG investment risk at BlueBay Asset Management and chair of the ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... which create opportunities to be driven by consumers. Obviously, there are other things that are happening like capacity building announcements in the recent federal budget, and NDIS being extended not only from the consumer driven side of it, but the ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... environments - firstly, looking at the nature of the work they're providing and making sure that they're investing in building the capability and the skills of the people who are working with them." The perceptions of company culture play into decisions ...

CEFC provides finance to boost energy rating for Melbourne hotel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... regenerative lift drives rather than standard lift motors, which will enable the hotel to recycle energy. Integrated building management and guestroom energy management systems will also mean we can both monitor and drive optimum building energy performance." ...

Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... investments and are aligned with international reporting frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Green Building Council Australia (Green Star): Green Star assesses the sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings, fitouts ...

Cement companies need to "more than double" emissions reductions: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... missing the two degree target of the Paris Agreement, according to new CDP analysis. (Image courtesy CDP) CDP has published Building Pressure, and found that the 13 companies have, on average, reduced their emissions intensity by 1% p.a, over the least ...

Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... between share buybacks and quality of corporate governance. "Prior to the financial crisis in 2007/2008, the focus was on building bigger companies, so you saw a lot of M&A activity," said Ric Marshall, executive director, MSCI ESG Research. "One of ...