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Australian National University selects Aberdeen Standard Investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... strategy invests in active Australian fixed income with an ESG overlay - negative screening of securities issued by any company that derives in excess of 20% of its revenue directly from tobacco, coal, gambling, or adult entertainment. In selecting Aberdeen ...

Nanuk Asset Management on sustainability aspects of artificial intelligence

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... years and decades." Nanuk is tracking the changing relevance of AI by looking at the frequency of AI references in listed company annual reports. Since 2014 the number of references to AI has exploded, rising from less than 200 annual reports to more ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... engagement specifically with Chase and Jamie Dimon. Chase is financing Geo Group and making money off of Geo Group which a company which operates the detention centres. That work had been active. When things started happening and we found that families ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... committing up to $38 million to a state-of-the-art composting facility to be built by leading international waste management company Sacyr Group. The new mechanical and biological treatment plant will treat organic waste produced by eight Melbourne councils ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... tailored to the nature of the investment and what it's doing," she said. "The way we do it is that when we meet with a company and when we understand them and what they are aiming to achieve, we sit down and co-create the metrics in a way that's helpful ...

Impact investments quadruple to $5 billion in two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... institutions; four development finance institutions; two government agencies; one impact investment intermediary; one insurance company; one university; one service provider; and three organisations that did not fit into the aforementioned categories ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... especially tone-deaf," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "This may be a sign that boards have lost sight of the link between a company's social licence and the expectations of communities and investors." The study found that an ASX100 CEO was more likely ...

Konica Minolta on working towards ethical supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... it will mean that companies will have to dive deeply into their supply chains to comply with reporting mechanisms. One company that will be covered under the pending legislation is Konica Minolta Australia. Although the global business is headquartered ...

New Forests acquires New Zealand assets, closes ANZFF2 fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... 2 (ANZFF2) has acquired a 38% shareholding in Wenita Forest Products Ltd (Wenita) and full ownership of the Otago Land Company. New Forests is acquiring the assets from The Rohatyn Group (TRG), a specialised asset management firm with expertise in emerging ...

Giant Leap venture capital fund seeks impact businesses for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... invest in - we don't control the exits," he said. "Our strategy is more typically to see our companies acquired by a larger company, or list on a stock exchange." The fund measures impact produced by their invested companies, but the metrics are bespoke ...