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Green bond potential to finance low-carbon chemical industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... terms of a shift to a low-carbon industry." The Climate Bonds Initiative, an investor-focused not-for-profit promoting large-scale investment in the low-carbon economy, is examining the inclusion within its eligibility criteria of bonds used to finance ...

UN Statistics Division releases ecosystem accounting system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The United Nations Statistics Division has developed an experimental ecosystem accounting system to quantify ecosystem services and conditions in physical and monetary terms. Although the proposed accounting system is initially intended for governmental ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... with clarity at the position level about where particular fixed income and long-short investments fall on an ESG ratings scale," said Bracebridge Young, Jr., CEO of Mariner Group. "In the past, you could consider PRI principles, but there was opacity ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... 42-question survey, divided into seven sustainability aspects. The score for each aspect generates a total GRESB score on a scale of 1 to 100. The total GRESB score is also divided into two dimensions - management and policy and implementation and measurement. ...

HSBC calls for policies to support low-carbon financing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... adaptation to climate change. Finally, HSBC recommends mainstreaming climate into familiar channels for deploying finances at scale, and says that the bond market shows "particular promise." "We see a number of positive signs of bonds being used to raise ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... wider economy." ACSI undertook the survey with research partner Ownership Matters. Confidence was indicated on a 5 point scale, with 1 indicating low confidence; 5 indicating high confidence and 3 a neutral score. Results across the participants were ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... carbon pricing mechanism would be one of his first acts. According to the report, the carbon pricing mechanism and the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) are complementary market mechanisms that are shaping Australia's transition towards decreased ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... we strongly believe that CEO remuneration should not be viewed in isolation, but must be looked at in the context of the scale and complexity of the company's operations, and based upon financial and non-financial performance." J.P. Morgan also said ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... the world by volume. A large proportion of both groups' client bases are in people living on $2-$10/day. These are large-scale and remarkable businesses, and not just in Asia. Apollo is the third largest insurer in East Africa, a market of over 140 million ...

Impax Asset Management makes case for fossil fuel divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... tracking error - but just 1.6% per year." Impax also said that there are future opportunities for wider investment in large-scale renewable energy or energy efficiency assets, providing investors with a scope to tilt towards lower-carbon assets. The ...