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Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Economic Forum estimates that globally, $5.7 trillion dollars will have to be invested from now to 2020 into green infrastructure to mitigate climate change. It is important that institutions like the CEFC and other investment funds around the world ...

Learning from Europe's example in social investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... said, but rather in building the business models that move from social granting to social investment, building the infrastructure for investment and then finding proper measures for the value return. Additionally, it will require building new relationships ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the direct infrastructure division Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will establish the country's first unlisted clean energy direct infrastructure fund. Meg McDonald, chief operating ...

CDP: World cities report climate change business impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... climate change is a threat to businesses located within their municipalities, with impacts on property, capital, infrastructure and social impacts to communities, according to research from CDP. CDP has published Protecting Our Capita l, in conjunction ...

AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Bangladeshi suppliers are still exposed to risks including poor working conditions, lack of a living wage and poor infrastructure, according to a report from AMP Capital. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior research analyst ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia is an attractive destination for pension fund investment in agriculture, due to "diversified climate, strong infrastructure and rule of law," he said. However, although overseas institutional investors are looking to invest in Australian farmland ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... violations and the novelty of the violation - i.e., is it a new incident. Sandra McCullagh, head of utilities, infrastructure, and ESG Research at Credit-Suisse cited the coal seam gas industry as an industry in which reputation has a major impact on ...

LGS Taps AMP Capital for social infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) will invest in AMP Capital's Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF), a decision influenced by the social and environmental qualities that are part of the fund, said Bill Hartnett, LGS's head of sustainability. Bill Hartnett ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... indexing. We haven't seen a lot from enhanced ESG hedge funds. We are looking at a number of strategies in clean energy infrastructure and renewables, and there is money going into those areas. That's really interesting. We haven't seen that much yet ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... biogas specialist Quantum Power Limited, providing finance to clients to catalyse up to $40 million in new biogas infrastructure that will cut energy costs for agribusinesses and manufacturers. Under the agreement, finance will be made on a deal-by-deal ...