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Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... business strategies. The SDGs came into effect on the 1 st of January 2016. One year has almost passed, and The Sustainability Report met up with the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and ANZ to discuss how they are integrating the SDGs into their business ...

The Sustainability Report Podcast: Mans Carlsson-Sweeny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report is pleased to present the first episode of its new podcast: The Sustainability Report Podcast. On this episode of the podcast, we're talking human rights impacts on companies supply chain, and what risks they can pose to investments. ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Quality adds an uncorrelated set of data because quality analyses different indicators, Hunstad told The Sustainability Report at the time. The importance of governance seems to have a stronger impact on the long-term risk return profile of a company ...

Pollinate Energy attracts investment from Pangaea Impact Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... said. "We visited 72% of them before making the decision to enter." Pollinate Energy has previously told The Sustainability Report that women earn around 200 rupees a day on average and men can earn 300 to 500 rupees per day on average. If people have ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance at BNP Paribas Securities Services, previously told The Sustainability Report that ESG Risk Analytics uses data from Thomson Reuters, covering 5,000 companies around the world with more than 750 data ...

Not for Podcast: Discrediting Online Gambling

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... than they can afford, leading to unsustainable debt, financial insecurity and a range of social issues. The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this episode of Not For Podcast, produced in conjunction with Pro Bono Australia News. The Sustainability ...

NAB Asset Servicing launches ESG reporting service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... board independency, board diversity, and greenhouse gas reduction targets, NAB said. As reported by The Sustainability Report, NAB Asset Servicing has been publicly discussing the development of an ESG reporting tool as far back as 2012. "NAB takes ESG ...

Victorian government chooses programs for social impact bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... proposals around October 2016, with the aim of having a SIB operational in the second half of 2017, The Sustainability Report can report. The Andrews government is engaging with social service providers, potential partners and investors to "determine ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Institute of Company Directors (AICD), the Climate Institute and Impact Investing Australia spoke with The Sustainability Report about their priorities across a variety of ESG-related issues and their strategies in putting those priorities to policymakers. ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... environmental factors to negative performance of bond issuance. Industry professionals that spoke with The Sustainability Report all affirm that they are being asked about the ESG approaches in questionnaires attached to fixed income portfolio mandates ...