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Instos target water usage

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... United Nations Global Compact to assist companies, such as Carlsberg and Starbucks Coffee, to implement and disclose sustainable water practices. A United Nations report estimates almost two thirds of the world's population could potentially live in ...

Christian Super wins top sustainability gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
Christian Super has been named this year's Sustainable Super Fund of the Year. The super fund beat two other finalists, VicSuper and Hesta, to receive top scores from the judges across five criteria including engagement, investment initiatives, sustainable ...

Green funds to benefit from new govt policies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008

Que sera, sera

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... for them to offload? Bernanke's reply, 'the Fed's balance sheet will eventually have to be brought back to a more sustainable level. The FOMC will ensure that that is done in a timely way. However, that is an issue for the future; for now, the goal of ...

Clean tech sector continues to expand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... opportunity after US based investment in the sector rose 55 per cent to more than $2.4 billion over a year, according to CVC Sustainable Investments. Sean Wiles, CVC Sustainable Investments investment manager, said a record level of venture capital investment ...

S&P downgrades UBS Equity Income to sell

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... dividend payment periods or share buy-back programs - to deliver extra returns. "Although not considered by S&P to be a sustainable source of income, we note that a significant component of the fund's income over the 12 months, to April 2008, was generated ...

CalPERS grows green strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... initiatives tie in with the fund's strategy to achieve comprehensive risk-adjusted returns. "Conserving and advancing sustainable environmental practices help our effort to enhance the long-term value of our portfolio," said George Diehr, chair of the ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... money flowing into products which focus on the themes of climate change, carbon liability, water, waste, clean energy, sustainable agriculture and sustainable property. Louise O'Halloran, executive director of RIAA, said it had been a difficult year ...

Opus Capital banks on sustainable property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Property fund manager Opus Capital has invested more than $300 million in property in the year to June with a view to attract corporate and government tenants that prefer 'green' buildings. During the year, Opus bought around $311 million worth of property ...

Sustainable property boosts returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... able to lower costs by a further 5 per cent using more efficient landfill strategies. Tenants increasingly preferring sustainable buildings is also expected to lead to improved capital values to supplement higher rental incomes these projects will ge ...