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CDP to broaden, enhance cities program with Bloomberg grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Bloomberg Philanthropies has awarded CDP a three-year, US$4.1 million grant to expand and enhance the CDP's reporting platform and technical support for city governments. The grant is a broadening of CDP's relationship with its "long-standing partner" ...

NZ Super Fund invests in wind turbine developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... characteristics to the Fund (both enjoy long investment horizons and certain liquidity) making them suitable co-investment partners." Earlier this year, the fund, via the Innovation Alliance, invested US$50 million in Bloom Energy, an energy company ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance has said that the Financial System Inquiry is an opportunity to find new ways to enable economic participation for the one in six Australians that are financially excluded. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney One in ...

NAB sets five-year corporate responsibility commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
National Australia Bank (NAB) has made five-year corporate responsibility commitments in its 2013 annual review, a departure from previous practice of setting annual sustainability targets. Graphic courtesy NAB The Wealth of Opportunity strategy is ...

ARENA funds UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... forward." The congress is scheduled for early 2014 in Canberra, and the strategy is due in mid-2014. Other UTS project partners include Starfish Enterprises Network Limited, Backroad Connections Pty Ltd, Alternative Technology Association, Community ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Group's 2013 annual review and sustainability report benchmarks the banking group's performance against financial, social and environmental indicators based on its new sustainability strategy announced in February. The bank reported 2013 cash ...

Northern Trust: investor call for ESG data in private equity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... exposure [in their portfolio] and they weren't quite aware of it. They want increasing transparency from the GP [general partners] to understand the social implications of what they're investing in as well. What was the contribution of the underlying ...

VicSuper, bankmecu, Pacific Hydro join Future Economy Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
VicSuper, bankmecu and Pacific Hydro have joined a new partnership, The Future Economy Group, which will advocate for policies that combine economic and environmental sustainability in the state of Victoria. Environment Victoria and Sustainable Business ...

Northern Trust develops emerging markets low CO2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Northern Trust has developed an emerging markets fund made up of companies that have both lower carbon emissions and less fossil fuel reserves. The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) will invest in the Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom ...

ACSI: ASX100 boards more diverse in gender, background

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... non-executive directorship roles in 2012, 23 are former executives, 14 are current executives, seven are law/accounting partners, six are substantial shareholder reps, three are former politicians and two are former public servants. Furthermore, the ...