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Ethical Investment Week to bust the ethical investment return myth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... continues to grow, the Ethical Advisers' Co-Operative continues to chisel away at the persistent "myth" that ethical investing is a choice between investing to a set of values and financial return, a key theme of this year's Ethical Investment Week. ...

Teachers Mutual Bank installs solar panels, LED lights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... "The investment in renewable energy is essential to minimising our environmental footprint and to ensure that we are investing in a green future, taking responsibility for generations to come," said Steve James, Teachers Mutual Bank chief executive officer. ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... equity in the platform and the ability to bring that forward," Dent said. "We're making a lot of noise about impact investing, but if we're going to make a big deal about impact, everyday investors have to be able to access it. You talk about supply ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... report from the new Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). AIGCC launched this week in Singapore and published Investing for the climate in Asia, undertaken by Asia Research and Engagement (ARE), with support of Australia and New Zealand Banking ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Colle, general manager of BNP Paribas Securities Services. "This reflects our long-standing commitment to responsible investing. As a global custodian, we have an important role to play in helping our clients adopt and integrate ESG policies and demonstrate ...

Artesian Venture Partners launches $20m Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... renewable energy technologies." The Clean Energy Innovation Fund became operational on 1 July 2016, with the goal of investing $1 billion over 10 years in eligible innovative clean energy projects. Critics note that the fund draws finance from existing ...

Australian Ethical Investments profit increases 53 percent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... increasing inflows and improving customer experience, Vernon said. "We're continuing to invest in our marketing and investing in improving and strengthening our customer experience," he said. "From an operation point of view, we're going through a few ...

EY, UN Global Compact evaluate state of sustainable supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... use of new technology. The study also demonstrates that companies are shifting from a risk and compliance approach to investing in sustainable supply chains because of those business benefits, said Terence Jeyaretnam, Ernst & Young Australia climate ...

Newpin Social Benefit Bond returns 12.15% in third year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... children in care to their families, and paying investors a return of 12.15% pa. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia In addition to the restoration rate, 47 children were prevented from entering the out-of-home ...

Banks, fund managers developing ethical cash products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... responsibly. Part of that growth is coming from areas such as green bond issuance and increased allocations to impact investing - impact investment has also continued to show strong growth, increasing by 74% to AU$3.7 billion, according to the RIAA benchmark ...