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GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... billion in assets under management and is a global provider of real estate and real asset services with offices in the United States, London and Hong Kong. "The Townsend Group recognizes that environmental, social and governance issues in commercial ...

NZ Super excludes nuclear base operators from investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... of nuclear base operators because they are involved in programs to extend the life of nuclear stockpiles in the United States and United Kingdom. The NZ$22bn NZ Superannuation Fund will exclude publicly listed companies Babcock & Wilcox, Fluor Corporation ...

Greens call on Future Fund to divest from coal companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... and Seattle are ending their investment in fossil fuel companies, along with universities and churches across the United States," she said in a statement. "There is a growing movement of Australians ready to leave fossil fuel investments behind, including ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Chinese direct investment. Australia is the largest recipient of Chinese outbound direct investment, ahead of the United States and Canada. In 2012, Chinese investment flows were US$11.4 billion in 2012, with 48% going to mining, 42% in gas, 3% to agriculture ...

CEC to partner with American Council on Renewable Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Admiral Dennis McGinn, president and CEO of ACORE. "Considering the growing success of clean energy in both the United States and Australia, our nations will greatly benefit from a strong collaboration on how to improve the policies and finance mechanisms ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... due to governance issues, while countries with high quality long-term ratings such as the United Kingdom and the United States were slightly underweight largely as a result of poor environmental indicators. Tilting portfolios towards countries that outperform ...

US$178.5bn in sustainable investments in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and SIF-Japan, and presents results from market studies by regional sustainable investment forums from Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia, Japan, and Africa. The report measures sustainable investments across asset classes, from listed ...

John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... organisations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Colvin was unanimously elected, with Stan Magidson, president and CEO of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) in ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... on a list of 20 countries. Spain had the highest percentage of assured sustainability reports, at 39%, while the United States was at the bottom, with 5% of reports externally reported. The relatively low percentage of assured sustainability reports ...

US college and university endowments lag on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... report. The report, " Environmental, Social and Governance Investing by College and University Endowments in the United States: Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Stakeholder Relations," was commissioned and funded by the Investor Responsibility ...