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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank launch Socially Responsible Growth Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... their targets of having a minimum level of 75% of the fund allocated to investment managers who "incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance considerations into their asset selection," primarily applied to listed shares and fixed income ...

Impact Investing Australia, Philanthropy Australia launch new grant program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Foundation, Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, CAGES Foundation, Equity Trustees and Payce Foundation. "In order to address the social and environmental challenges facing Australia, we need a strong and vibrant not-for-profit sector with the capacity ...

SVA launches South Australian homelessness social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has launched South Australia's first social impact bond, which will fund a program addressed at ameliorating the effects of homelessness. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia ...

Government issues discussion paper on social impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The federal government has issued a discussion paper on their role in developing the social impact investing market. Sabina Curatolo, director of government relations and policy, Impact Investing Australia The paper is soliciting public consultation ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... impacts metrics is looking at a way to identify companies with products and services that address one or more of the major social and environmental challenges outlined by the UN SDGs, and using those as the guideline to somehow quantity these services," ...

Vigeo Eiris upgrades three US companies on human rights criteria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Corporate social responsibility rating agency Vigeo Eiris has issued a positive alert and upgraded three American companies for their decision to take legal action against US President Donald Trump's executive order banning people from seven countries ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... which are a prelude to the development of a framework to measure and create a set of guidance around environmental and social impact. They "provide guidance for financiers and investors to analyse, monitor and disclose the social, environmental and economic ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... industry open to new scandals. As part of the development and consultation process the Red Meat Advisory Council undertook a social license review to identify social license risks associated with the industry. Yet it only takes the actions of a few 'bad ...

Teachers Mutual Bank joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... bank, including microfinance banks in emerging markets, credit unions, community banks and sustainable banks financing social, environmental and cultural enterprises. The group sponsors a number of initiatives, including the Sustainability | Finance ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... disclose to investors the existence of a multimillion-dollar bribery situation. "One of the big ones is going to be around the social issues that are associated with bribery, corruption, whistle-blowers and so on," Peres da Costa said. "Look at Rio ...