Australia companies face scrutiny on carbon disclosure
September 22, 2010 by green team
Filed under Business
Miners and other top Australian firms face greater scrutiny from investors on greenhouse gas emissions, with companies that do not fully disclose their carbon risks to be increasingly targeted at shareholder meetings, an investor group said on Wednesday.
The Investor Group on Climate Change said it wanted all of Australia’s top 200 listed companies to reveal data under the global Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to allow investors to adequately assess carbon risks.
via Australia companies face scrutiny on carbon disclosure | Reuters.
If you can’t beat them, buy them out
July 8, 2010 by green team
Filed under Business, Green Reporter
“Green” investment funds typically aim to avoid investing in polluters, but a new fund aims to attack the enemy from within.
An investment vehicle claimed to be “the world’s first climate change advocacy fund” is being launched on Thursday.
Australian Ethical Investments already offers a range of funds, but so far it has followed the standard model – investing as far as possible in firms which are judged to be doing the right thing socially and environmentally.
Read more at SMH. (via Greenwood Capital)
