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CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... signal to institutional investors about the potential of renewable energy investment," said Roger Lloyd, Palisade Managing Director and CEO. "Granville Harbour Wind Farm demonstrates Palisade's hands-on approach to renewables investment and further diversifies ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... the corporate governance side, according to analysis from manager research and selection firm bfinance. Julien Barral, director, equity research at bfinance bfinance research has shown that a "substantial minority" of equity managers based in Japan offer ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... the global investment community in the last six months is more than we ever expected," said Anne Simpson, investment director of sustainability at the California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the largest U.S. public pension funds with over ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... actions that will lead to further improvements in packaging sustainability year on year." Dr Scott Kelly, the Research Director at ISF who led the tool development project said, "We believe the APCO reporting tool is a world first online self-assessment ...

Women make up 30% of ASX100 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... 30% target by the end of this year will be tough," she said. The AICD report drew upon the insights of Non-Executive Director and Founding Male Champions of Change member Kevin McCann AM and Australian Shareholders' Association CEO Judith Fox. "The arrival ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... economy helps to unleash untapped potential for employment and economic growth," said Wiebke Schloemer, IFC Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia. "Our partnership with Garanti Group in Turkey and the region ensures that smaller companies and ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Impact Investment Trust (SIIT), more than doubling its investment in the social impact vehicle. Michael Lynch, Executive Director, Impact Investing, SVA. Managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA), the SIIT was launched in 2015 with an initial commitment ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... the risk factors that investors worried about the most, and those that are most material," said Maria Lettini, FAIRR's director. "We are looking at the diversity within the entire supply chain. We are making sure that we were looking at companies that ...

Victoria to pilot investment plan, test Community Futures Investment Model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... that is intended to bring institutional investment-level scale and capital to community-based investments. Gordon Noble, director of FenElpi Partners In the 2018-2019 Victorian state budget presented earlier this month by Treasurer Tim Pallas, the government ...

Future Super Renewables Plus option sees $50 million inflow in two weeks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... majority of funds have come from existing members switching their money into the new option, and Adam Verway, executive director, Future Super, notes that the majority of people who have signed up for Future Super for the first time have chosen the Renewables ...