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NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... right way," said Glen Brennan, head of Indigenous finance and development at National Australia Bank. "We're bringing more people into the bank and using a lot of different mechanisms. We added internships this year, for university graduates. But the ...

Social Enterprise Finance Australia hires Ben Gales as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Sistas, a social enterprise which has bought a former tourism business and turned it into low-cost accommodation service for people coming to Cairns for health services, as well as crisis accommodation for the homeless. The money has gone towards the ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... each year. A recent report by ComSec states Gen Y is now the largest demographic in Australia at just under five million people. They expect 'Authenticity' and 'Planet Responsibility' as part of the buying choices they make. They are also trend setters ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... work at Ethical Investor. I knew their investment track record, I knew about their investment process, and I'd met the people through my work at Givewell. I knew from the responsible investment benchmarking study that they were a well-established manger ...

Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Additional government funding will allow Community Sector Banking to extend loans to hundreds more people in Queensland and northern New South Wales, according to Peter Quarmby, Community Sector Banking's executive director. Peter Quarmby, Community ...

GRI and IIRC sign agreement for closer cooperation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... company must demonstrate that it has an integrated and sustainable strategy encompassing all of its capital - including its people, the natural resources it uses, and the integrity of its supply chain." Both GRI and IIRC have a shared view of the evolution ...

Government allocates additional funds for microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... not-for-profit sector and also has a micro-credit and financial literacy program that provides small loans and training to people that are excluded from mainstream banking services. It is a joint venture between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and 20 not-for-profit ...

Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... side, to use responsible investment quality to improve the process," Oulton said. "Our role is as the steward of other people's assets, which is critical as an asset manager. How can this work at achieving excellence in responsible investment benefits ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... be used to measure positive value in a quantitative way. "What I particularly like about this research is that it moves people on from the concept that ESG is just about screening," he said. "This is empirical quant evidence that there is more to ESG ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... considers ESG factors and how they interrelate to each other, and applies them to sovereign bond portfolios in two ways. "People are constantly saying to us, can ESG strategies outperform," said Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment ...