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Sodexo Australia moves to cage free eggs for fresh egg supply

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... supplier Farm Pride Foods. Photo courtesy Sodexo Australia The switch to cage-free eggs comes seven years ahead of parent company Sodexo's corporate responsibility target. Cage free eggs are part of its B etter Tomorrow 2025 corporate responsibility ...

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... independently by Richard Morris, our manager of responsible investment," he said. "The ethical screen considers the business the company is in - is the business earning 5% or more of revenue from things from alcohol, tobacco, gambling, nuclear armaments ...

Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... management of proceeds, and reporting. Macquarie is the first financial institution globally, and the first Australian company, to issue a green loan under APLMA Green Loan Principles. The loan had "strong demand from global financial institutions, with ...

Women make up 30% of ASX100 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... account for 30% of board positions across the ASX100, and 27.7% of the ASX200, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The year to date female appointment rate for ASX200 boards stands at 49%, down from 50% for the first time ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... are conducting across their portfolios, the RIAA report notes that 43% of super funds "indicate involvement in direct company engagement, an increase from 30% in 2016. 64% engage in collaborative company engagement, an increase from 52% in 2016." However ...

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... affordable housing, renewable energy and healthcare. QBE manages a portfolio of more than $20 billion globally, and the company's interest in impact investing began in 2014, said Phil White, QBE CEO Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) and ANZO Premiums4Good ...

Nanuk Asset Management explores themes underpinning New World Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... can look at the parts that go into an iPhone and make the investments along the supply chain. So we don't have to buy a company, we can buy a theme, and the parts and the supply to make the theme. We typify ourselves as we're the people that supply the ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... they're investing in building the capability and the skills of the people who are working with them." The perceptions of company culture play into decisions around how long Millennials stay at a company. According to the survey, when choosing a new employer ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) launched the code, which covers activities including exercising voting rights, company engagement, monitoring asset managers and financial system advocacy. "There is a growing desire for information about how ...

CEFC extends investment with P2P lender RateSetter by 18 months

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... $250 million in loans funded by over 10,000 Australian investors registered to lend on the platform. Additionally, the company completed a $10.5 million fundraising led by private equity investor FiveV Capital and appointed former ING Direct CEO Vaughn ...