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Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... scoring medium 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 ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
A strong majority of Australian superannuation have their full board or board committees overseeing environmental, social and corporate governance risks and opportunities, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Super ...

ASX adds social license to operate, TCFD to corporate governance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... reports which cover sustainability issues and financial issues, usually on an if-not, why-not. We didn't think the Australian market was ready for that at that point, so we came up with recommendation 7.4 in the original draft, how to manage those risks. ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... public addiction to gin in the 19th century, combined with improved working conditions for their employees. Australian Ethical Investment, a pioneer of ethical investment in Australia, included loans to small sustainability-focussed enterprises in the ...

Australian Ethical Investment makes three new hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has announced three new hires in its investment, ethics, and marketing teams. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director The appointments are "in response to Australian Ethical's ongoing growth in funds ...

Acorns Grow Australia to launch superannuation product

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... introduction of an ethical investing portfolio. The ethical investing portfolio is a diversified option and includes Australian equities, international equities, bonds and cash. It has a risk-return profile similar to Acorns' current "Moderately Aggressive" ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports AUM of $2.6 billion for half year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... institutional client and positive investment performance," Australian Ethical reported. Membership of Australian Ethical Super grew 23% to 37,699 from 31 December 2016. "The growth of ethical investing continues," said Phil Vernon, managing director ...

Peering into the sustainability crystal ball for 2018 - what lies ahead?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... companies, and organisations have focused more on ESG and the concept of long term value is coming through for investors." Australian Council of Superannuation Investors CEO Louise Davidson reinforced this, but spoke as well to a wider engagement around ...

UCA Funds Management hires Mathew Browning as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... sound foundation for the business, allowing it to become the first faith-based social enterprise to be licensed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as a Responsible Entity." Separately, UCA Funds Management announced it had appointed ...

Strong consumer demand for responsible, ethical super and investment: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... option. RIAA announced at its annual conference that it has launched a webtool, responsiblereturns.com.au, to connect Australian consumers who care about responsible and ethical investing, with products that match their values. "From investing in sustainable ...