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ASX firms more carbon clear

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... more than $4.8 billion in total. Bob Welsh, VicSuper chief executive, said the number of companies reporting carbon emissions is pleasing but more needs to be done. "The challenge now for corporate Australia is to eliminate these costs through innovative ...

Cuffe fund outperforms index by 13.8 pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... as global infrastructure, the resources sector, Asian equities and stocks benefiting from the move to reduce carbon emissions. The fund also benefited from its exposure from global listed property which has been oversold and represented "good value" ...

NZ Super suffers $568m loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
... involved in investor efforts to improve labour conditions and human rights in some problem areas, as well as promote carbon emissions disclosure amongst companies internationally," Orr said. The fund will look towards increasing its ability to monitor ...

Grow returns with timber

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... investors to potential long term returns from the timber industry but could also aid efforts to reduce global carbon emissions. The firm's PF(LUX) - Timber Fund invests in company stocks that own and/or manage forests and timberland. "[Timber's] biological ...

Finance industry groups respond to ETS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... Scheme will involve costs for some companies, a scheme that fails in its objective of significantly reducing carbon emissions will expose the portfolios of long term investors to greater costs in the medium and longer term," she added. In endorsing open ...

VicSuper members to receive carbon scorecard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... become a standard feature of super fund reporting as the world starts to shift towards 'decarbonised' investments. Carbon emissions will initially be calculated on each member's share of investments in publicly listed companies, which make up 56 per ...

ETS or carbon tax, still same problem

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Whether or not the Australian ETS evolves into a carbon tax, businesses are now recognising that reducing carbon emissions is a mainstream economic issue that presents investment opportunities. "As a private person you may not like [having to reduce ...

NZX plugs into SWIFTNet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... Reserve Bank of New Zealand. In addition, NZX subsidiary, TZ1, recently became a global subsidiary for voluntary carbon emissions units and required straight through processing capabilities to effectively communicate with global financial institutions. ...

AETS could add 14 cents to petrol prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... to the launch of the AETS the information companies have been disclosing as part of the soon-to-be compulsory carbon emissions reporting will be released to the public. "What are you telling the investment community and will it line up with your mandatory ...

Emissions trading won't fix climate change: expert

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... back into the grid. It become so effective that Fell said last year it lead to a 100 million tonne reduction in carbon emissions in Germany whereas emissions trading only lead to a 9 million tonne reduction. Given that carbon production is now trading ...