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Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... their statement, the collaborative bodies note that current levels of investments in low-carbon technology and infrastructure are "substantially lower than the US$500bn per year deemed necessary by the International Energy Agency to hold the increase ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... just certainty of pricing risk, there are new opportunities for investment in clean technology, renewables and infrastructure projects such as gas-fired electricity generators through initiatives such as the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) ...

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... development of a strategic land use plan, a call to the state government to fast track "regionally significant infrastructure" and for local employment to be the focus for contractors and mining companies with a focus on training local people for jobs ...

Apparel industry exposed to social risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... represents about 3% of the total cost. Add to the outsourcing equation the risk of longer lead times due to poor infrastructure and quality issues in countries with cheaper labour and "it is a concern that companies continue to see labour cost reductions ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
Renewable energy investments have appeal for institutional investors as infrastructure projects that provide a hedge against the anticipation of future costs on carbon emissions as well as meet sustainable investment targets. But while global bodies ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... been doing. For others, it might stimulate funds to think more about asset classes, what's happening with their infrastructure assets, for example, and how resilient their property assets are." Shane Oliver, head of investment strategy and chief economist ...

Solaris Investment Management appoint ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... any ESG issues, the analysts receive ongoing alerts from our ESG analyst, Lisa Domagala. Lisa has also created an infrastructure in the business where we can point to the recording of the ESG data and how we do that on a more macro basis. It allows us ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... release of the report, CFSGAM also highlighted in-house research that the top rated ESG stocks in its Global Listed Infrastructure portfolio outperformed the bottom-rated stocks by more than 20% over a three year period to May 2010, suggesting a connection ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... interested in a particular asset class - some clients are very interested in applying the work to an asset class like infrastructure, for example." Supporting the evolving acceptance of integrating ESG risk/return factors into investment decision making ...

Catholic Super hires investment manager for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... across the existing team. It is quite a specialised area, with lots of pitfalls, and I think it's an area where the infrastructure which supports decision making isn't as established." Catholic Super decided to integrate sustainability issues across ...