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Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Twelve organisations from across Australia, including the big four banks and superannuation fund HESTA, have launched their Financial Inclusion Action Plans (FIAPs), outlining steps to improve financial resilience for those experiencing financial exclusion. ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... pillars in at least one asset class: Australian Ethical Super, AustralianSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, First State Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, Mercer Super Trust New Zealand Super Fund, UniSuper, VicSuper, and Vision Super

Podcast: Australia's Affordable Housing Solution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Wendy Hayhurst, CEO of the New South Wales Federation of Housing Associations. Debby Blakey, CEO of superannuation fund HESTA. Jamie Muchall, business development manager at Horizon Housing Produced by Ellie Cooper. To access the podcast, click here

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... housing providers all seeking more reliable standards to assess social as well as investment impacts. Debby Blakey, CEO HESTA As discussed in a podcast jointly produced by The Sustainability Report and Pro Bono Australia, affordable housing is an area ...

Citi, Credit Suisse top ESG RA Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... ongoing issue in the development of ESG research," said Rob Fowler, chair of ESG RA and chief investment officer at the $33bn HESTA superannuation fund. "These awards are now in their 7th year and we are delighted to see that the quality of research ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... services committee at CareSuper, Michelle Blicavs: trustee director at Local Government Super and Angela Emslie, chair at HESTA and director at the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) discussed their funds' approaches to ESG integration. "HESTA ...

Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... institutional investors will only invest in rated securities. There are a lot of positive lessons to be learned there." See Also: HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... develop comparable, reportable metrics, and are collecting data for interpretation as they go along. Superannuation fund HESTA last year established an AU$30 million Social Impact Investment Trust and allocated AU$6.7 million of that amount to Horizon ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... is a lot of interesting collaborative work going on." Black pointed to recent announcements such as superannuation fund HESTA making allocations to social investments such as affordable housing as an example of funds coming through on commitments around ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
HESTA has made its first investment in social and affordable housing, through its AU$30 million Social Impact Investment Trust. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia HESTA has allocated AU$6.7 million to Horizon ...