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UCA Funds Management certified as B Corp, signs Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... with sustainable and ethical practices. B Corps are certified by the non-profit B Lab as meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. "B Corp is to sustainable business what Fair Trade is to coffee," ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... setting appropriate reporting and performance targets, encouraging adequate deal flow, and finding projects that generate social impact as well as projects generating environmental impact. A panel of experts discussed the results of Responsible Investment ...

Impact investments quadruple to $5 billion in two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... new report launched today by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at Swinburne University. Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investment Activity and Performance Report 2018 ...

Rosenberg Equities to manage $1bn ESG mandate for CalPERS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... world's fifth largest pension fund with US$356 billion under management and has been working on integrating environmental, social and corporate-governance metrics into its investment processes since 2016. This strategy emphasises two equity factors that ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... tone-deaf," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "This may be a sign that boards have lost sight of the link between a company's social licence and the expectations of communities and investors." The study found that an ASX100 CEO was more likely to lose ...

ASX200 stocks with strong ESG performance outperform: Regnan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... research conducted by Dr Darren Lee to analyse if there is a correlation between Regnan's scores across environmental, social and governance factors and the performance of ASX200 companies between December 2007 and December 2016. The research back-tests ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... concerned with environmental issues, the report notes. The Workplace Gender Equality Act is a significant requirement on the social side. The report compares Australia to Singapore and South Africa, and finds that Australia's reporting provisions compare ...

Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... investments globally, Mercer is urging business leaders to adopt a "Business As Different" (B.A.D.) approach to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues. Alexis Cheang, head of ANZ, responsible investments, Mercer. Mercer notes that ...

bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
More of Japan's active equity managers are integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment processes, but the balance of activity is in the corporate governance side, according to analysis from manager research and selection ...

Giant Leap venture capital fund seeks impact businesses for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... million fund is owned by Impact Investment Group, and is investing in businesses that "blend financial returns with deep social and environmental impact." "The purpose of Giant Leap is to demonstrate that businesses that fuse profit and purpose actually ...