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CEFC finances $20m in business energy improvements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... its 2013/2014 annual report, CEFC reported it allocated investment of more than AU$930 million dollars in projects with total value of over AU$3.2 billion in its first full year of investing. During the 2013/2014 year, CEFC contracted 40 direct investments ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... 2014. According to RIAA's 2014 Benchmark Report, public demand for "core responsible investments" has increased to 2.3% of total assets under management, an increase from 1.6% TAUM in 2013. RIAA defines core responsible investment as "ethical, socially ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
US$36.6 billion in labelled green bonds were issued in 2014, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. The total labelled green bond issuance for 2014 was more than triple the amount issued in 2013, and the total amount of green bonds outstanding was ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Politics is the process of governing an entity for the purpose of allocating resources. Superannuation funds are not partisan political participants in the way that elected politicians are, but funds' investment activities are impacted by politics ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... pushing climate change up the investor agenda." Despite the strong increases in sustainable investment strategies in Asia, the total funds under management across the region are still relatively small. According to the Responsible Investment Association ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Wesfarmers has reported reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 4.1% in the 2014 financial year, increased supply chain transparency for its Kmart and Target divisions, and increased the number of women in senior roles to 29%, according to its sustainability ...

Boards more diverse, but ACSI calls for more "skin in the game"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... company's fortunes." The study found that non-executive directors in ASX101-200 companies tend to have a higher percentage of total personal equity. "Non-executive directors of ASX 101-200 companies (excluding founders), in aggregate, held shares valued ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental services across the business, with AU$4.0 billion had been made available by the end of March 2014, and a total of AU$8 billion lent by the end of the financial year. "What we've certainly found is that there's a real growth in green buildings ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... AXA IM's global Responsible Investment team began working with AXA Group to develop its impact investing approach, and a total of EUR200 Million of internal funds has been allocated to the strategy in 2014. The fund of fund approach focuses on sectors ...

Demand for responsible investments a call to action: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... responsible investment sector. RIAA has found that public demand for "core responsible investments" has increased to 2.3% of total assets under management, an increase from 1.6% TAUM last year. "Where we're seeing is 2.3% represents the best proxy for ...