Search Results

Showing 1011 - 1020 of 1559 results for "CEO"

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Super (LGS) has evolved the investment restriction screens on its Sustainable Australian Shares (SAS) investment option. LGS CEO Peter Lambert LGS has made three changes, including broadening existing screens to exclude companies that provide "significant ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Nearly half of family businesses globally use social impact investing as part of their philanthropy, according to a new survey from EY. EY surveyed 525 family business owners in 21 countries for Family business philanthropy - creating lasting impact ...

First State Super's Brandweiner jumps to LeapFrog Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... in this mission.' The fund is 'keen to work with Richard and the team at LeapFrog,' noted Michael Dwyer, First State Super CEO. 'First State Super has been a leading advocate for the superannuation industry to play a greater role in developing high quality ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... kind' partnership between institutional capital and a key energy industry participant such as AGL," said Damien Frawley, QIC CEO. "PARF is the most significant step to date towards meeting the Australian Federal Government's Renewable Energy Target (RET) ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... solutions, cities and the built environment and capital investments. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO Since inception in 2013, the CEFC has committed AU$2.3 billion, contributing to projects with a total value of AU$5.7 billion. ...

ARENA provides $9.9 million funding to New Gullan Range Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... continuous energy generation, and solar and wind are complementary renewable energy sources, noted Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "Gullen Wind Farm generates more power in winter and the new solar farm will generate more in summer," Frischknecht said. ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... international leader with the issuing of this first certified green bond through TCV," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative CEO." "Funding for new infrastructure in public transport, clean energy and low carbon building development will all be ...

Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... outcomes for individuals, communities and the environment, as well as provide better value for taxpayers," said Daniel Madhavan, CEO of Impact Investing Australia. "As we have seen in NSW and in other countries, social impact bonds are providing governments ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Australians perceive large corporations, the banking, finance and insurance sector, and politicians at every level of government as unethical, according to a new Ethics Index released by the Governance Institute of Australia. Steven Burrell, chief executive ...

NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... New South Wales social impact investment to fund a program to reduce recidivism by parolees in that state. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia The NSW state government issued the program, called On TRACC (Transition Reintegration and Community ...