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Mercer advises Business As Different approach to ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
With responsible investments reaching more than a quarter of all 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 ...

CEFC commits $35 million to finance expansion of intelliHUB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... connectivity and competition." In addition to the CEFC debt finance deal with intelliHUB, the CEFC has also made equity investments in Greensync, Redback, Relectrify and Thinxtra. The CEFC has also provided finance to Lincoln Gap Wind Farm in SA, DeGrussa ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... list have already begun to make progress towards the goals of the initiative," said Andrew Gray, Senior Manager of Investments Governance, AustralianSuper. "We are seeing companies commit to improved climate change disclosures and set targets for greenhouse ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... most vulnerable and haven't done as much as they could." In addition to assessing its invested companies, Stewart Investments will also use the reporting tool as a basis for engagement activities, Gait said. "The key part of our investment process is ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... expanding access to capital for 100,000 women entrepreneurs globally. IFC's Banking on Women Program has committed 64 investments globally worth US$1.71 billion, and advised on 39 projects since its launch in 2010. "This exciting deal allows Garanti ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... launched in 2015 with an initial commitment of $30 million. Through the Trust, HESTA and SVA have built a pipeline of investments designed to grow Australia's impact investing market and attract other institutional investors. The trust focuses on investments ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... or high risk, according to the FAIRR Protein Producers Index. Dr Stuart Palmer, head of ethics, Australian Ethical Investments According to the index, 72% of the companies surveyed are not providing evidence to show they're measuring or reporting on ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... transparent" when it comes to demonstrating financial performance, disclosing full portfolio holdings and positive impacts of investments. " We're moving from a commitment to responsible investment to a much more sophistication in the implementation ...

Hedge funds allocate at least US$59bn to responsible investment: AIMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... the respondents said they are already investing using responsible investment principles, with total assets in such investments worth $59 billion. One-in-five firms said they are now committing at least 50% of their firms' assets to responsible investment. ...

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Bond, White said. QBE acknowledged that as impact investing is still in a nascent stage in Australia, the supply of investments is still growing. "The availability of investment options and the limited track record limits the scope," White said. "You ...