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The $10 million sustainable punt

The Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) continues to be the poster child for sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) after raking in $9.6 million in returns for members by shorting shares that didn't pass its SRI screen. Long before Al ...

SRI funds beat the index

Sustainable Responsible Investment (SRI) funds are not just good for the soul, they're good for the hip pockets too after yet another study that found SRI portfolios have beaten the index in the last two years. The latest SRI Median Study from AMP Capital ...

Governments lag on CSR

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
A new report from market research company Opinion Leaders shows investor groups are far more supportive of corporate social responsibility (CSR) than governments, especially regarding policies on carbon emissions. However, the report, which surveyed ...

Carbon trading gets competitive hedge

... Chicago Climate Exchange. In the meantime, some Australian investment managers are already designing models on carbon emission costs and their impact on company valuations. Michelle Baltazar

Portfolio Partners offsets co2 with tree-planting program

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
Portfolio Partners has announced a partnership with CO2 Australia to sequester its greenhouse gas emissions by planting mallee eucalyptus trees in NSW and Victoria. Working to offset the estimated 680 tonnes in carbon emissions the company produces ...

Managed funds count carbon emission costs

NICK OLIVER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2007
... a carbon trading scheme, some investment managers are taking the initiative and developing models to factor in carbon emission costs. One such group is fund manager Portfolio Partners who have over $10.9 billion in funds under management and were the ...

BT takes an environmentally friendly stance

BT Financial Group has joined the 2005 Carbon Disclosure Project, an environmentally driven global initiative designed to manage carbon emissions and climate change around the world. BT is the fifth Australian based institutional investor to sign up ...