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Mercer gives top rating to 9% of ESG strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Mercer has rated strategies within its Global Investment Manager Database (GIMD) for ESG since 2008, using a four point scale in which 1 or 2 is considered "highly rated". The ratings reflect the extent to which portfolio managers integrate ESG factors ...

Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... government has extended the tender process for grants to its Solar Flagship Program, designed to fund the construction of a large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power station. Resources, Energy and Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson announced that the department ...

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... not issue securities or whose debt is thinly traded. MSCI ESG Sovereign Ratings score and rate countries on a seven point scale from 'AAA' (best) to 'CCC' (worst). Ratings are derived from 0-10 scores on underlying factors across environmental, social ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Publicly listed companies should recognise existing shareholders when raising equity capital, and should disclose how a capital equity raising is priced and built and ensure that fees associated with a equity capital raising reflect value and risk ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... national governments need create predictable, clear market signals. "For private sector capital to flow at the speed and scale required, we encourage national governments to continue to show leadership on climate change and put in place investment grade ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... energy, water, waste and indoor environment. The Office of Environment and Heritage recently extended the NABERS rating scale from a maximum of five stars to six stars to reflect the increased efficiency of Australian commercial properties. EUAs will ...

Renewable energy provides 10% of Australia's electricity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... these systems were installed in the eight months from January to August 2011. New financial investment in large and small-scale clean energy projects was US$5.26bn in 2010/2011, up from US$3.27bn in the previous year. There are 10 new renewable energy ...

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... sale of CERs from the CDM Programme of Activities developed by Cool nrg in 2009. With the agreement in place, Cool nrg can scale up its activities monetizing CERs resulting from the implementation of up to 45m compact fluorescent light bulbs in the Mexican ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... operations, no stated anti-bribery policy, and/or inadequate anti-bribery management controls becoming embroiled in another large scale corruption scandal over the next five years appear to be substantial." ACSI commissioned the report, which was written ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... number of financing mechanism we find around the world, such as the UK Green Investment Bank," Fabian said. "Based on the scale of capital allocation needed over the next 20 years to low carbon assets, co-investment vehicles are likely to feature prominently ...