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MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... series results for over five years and seeks to explain how ESG factors might impact the long-term sustainability of an economy. MSCI said the ratings aim to complement traditional sovereign debt analysis for analyzing a country's creditworthiness. "Integrating ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Given the Australian and global push to transition to a low carbon economy by attracting private investment, the Low Carbon Finance Working Group (LCFWG) of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) is engaging with the government on the set-up and ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... compensation at the start of the scheme. However, a carbon price does set up a framework for long term structural change in the economy away from carbon intensity." The fund also analysed the impact of climate change-related policies and environmental ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... can result in negative impacts such as population displacement, they can also result in the creation of a vibrant local economy and increased access to health care, education and services. This emphasizes that positive and negative sustainability information ...

NAB endorses natural capital declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... of the Natural Capital Declaration, which affirms the importance of natural capital in maintaining a sustainable global economy. Natural capital is described as the planet's natural assets - soil, air, water, flora and fauna - and the ecosystem services ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... the report's release. "While tangible assets still play an essential role in industry, the average company in the modern economy is now more reliant upon intangible assets to create value: supply chain management, resource efficiency, product innovation ...

Perpetual creating dashboard ESG reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... for us is for ESG - we don't just make short-term active investment decisions. We're looking at the future of the whole economy and we're looking to direct money in that fashion." Berrutti said that Perpetual has an investment universe of 240-270 ASX-listed ...

ICMM warns of risks of differing carbon pricing policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... technology will have long-term effects on both the company making the investment, the local area, and potentially the national economy if mining is a large contributor to GDP. Further, these decisions need to be made anticipating changes in the direction ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... prototype Climate Bond Standard, a screening tool that certifies bonds as contributing to the delivery of a low carbon economy. In its first stage, the Climate Bond Standard lists wind energy investments currently eligible with an expansion to solar ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... institutions issuing the bonds, and not the underlying projects. We also think that over the next decade as the global economy transitions to some greener structures that there is quite a lot of financing to go and a lot of investment is yet to happen." ...