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HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... various members and employers saying it'd be good to see you getting involved in the impact investing area. We did our research and concluded that the best way for us to do it would be to form effectively a partnership with a specialist in the area." ...

Victorian government expands EUA legislation statewide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... 2013, the Eastern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (EAGA) and the Western Alliance for Greenhouse Action (WAGA) conducted research suggesting that if EUAs were expanded to encompass commercial properties across Victoria, the EUA financing vehicle could ...

Future Super, Thomson Reuters launch new indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... companies listed on the ASX, according to Future Super. Companies are screened according to proprietary Future Super research, which includes Thomson Reuters ESG services as a primary data source, amongst others. The indices will be available on Thomson ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... managers Aviva Investors and Calvert Investments, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, an international NGO, research provider EIRIS, the Institute for Human Rights and Business, a think tank, and the Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Co-Op is working to coordinate the potential increase in products in asset classes and has established working groups on research, product development, online media, relationships and engagement to coordinate efforts. The Ethical Advisers Co-Op is a ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... with ESG rankings to create equity portfolios that optimise for both attributes. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust "Our quality ESG strategy is now up and running and is funded," said Michael Hunstad ...

Good Money opens Adelaide retail store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Good Shepherd Microfinance has previously said. Last year, Good Shepherd Microfinance and NAB also published results of research conducted by Newspoll, which found that 18.7% of Australian adults "rarely or never have any money left at the end of a pay ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... at risk, but the need for the data is common across MSCI clients, said Michael Salvatico, vice president at MSCI ESG Research in Sydney. "It's been interesting to work with the clients on the reporting side, because that's where we've seen the most interest ...

Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... climate change questions at a company level, and building that into executives' remit, noted Duncan Paterson, CEO of research provider CAER. "We've been researching this for four or five years - it's a thing we research under climate change process," ...

ACSI calls for better ASX disclosure of mental health and safety

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... health and safety, but barely one third publicly disclose information on the effectiveness of those programs, according to research published by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO The report, Workplace ...