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Community Sector Banking hires new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Community Sector Banking has hired Andrew Cairns as its new CEO. Cairns comes to Community Sector Banking from the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group, where he worked for more than 15 years in roles including head - customer led connections, responsible ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
There is a need to develop metrics to measure social impacts of impact investment in sectors such as affordable and social housing, healthcare, homelessness and vulnerable children and young adults among others, according to investment and governance ...

Cities provide essential collaboration: C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Big cities' governments around the world are investing and collaborating on climate change related issues as a way of making their cities more attractive places for people to live, according to Mark Watts, executive director, C40 Cities Climate Leadership ...

GRESB launches Health and Well-being Module

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
GRESB has launched the GRESB Health & Well-being Module, an optional supplement to the GRESB Real Estate Assessment. The GRESB Health and Well-being Module evaluates and benchmarks the actions by property companies and funds to " promote the health ...

Q&A: Madeleine Senior, Bert Rebelo, Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Madeleine Senior is the managing director, Australasia for Northern Trust and Bert Rebelo is the senior vice president, head of institutional business, asset management for Australia and New Zealand for Northern Trust. Northern Trust has operated in ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Active impact investors would like to triple their allocations over the next five years, and investors allocate towards impact areas related to children and young people and clean energy, according to Impact Investing Australia's inaugural impact investment ...

ARENA allocates $8.4m for Normanton Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate AU$8.4 million in funding support for the construction of a 5 MW DC (4.5 MW AC) solar farm near Normanton in far North-West Queensland. Canadian Solar and Scouller Energy will jointly own ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) has, for the first time, certified three superannuation funds under its relaunched Responsible Investment Certification Program. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO Australian Ethical Super, Christian ...

Agriculture, food and beverage pose ESG risks: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Companies in Australia's agriculture and food and beverage sectors may see new growth from increased demand in export markets via the new Australia-China free-trade agreement, but investors need to be mindful of potential risks including food safety ...

Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Katherine Christ and Roger Burritt of Macquarie University. Katherine Christ and Roger Burritt Roger Burritt and Katherine Christ, Macquarie University New retail technology ...