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Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... coalition of organisations including Good Shepherd Microfinance, EY, Centre for Social Impact (CSI), and the Australian government has launched the Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) program. FIAPs are intended to commit organisations to coordinated ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Minister Julie Bishop and Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia Josh Frydenberg announced the federal government's intention to implement the reporting initiative. The initiative drives improved governance in both companies that operate ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... funds as part of the Responsible Investment Certification Program. Australian Ethical Super, Christian Super and Local Government Super have been certified under RIAA's new whole of superannuation fund category. See Also: RIAA certifies three super funds ...

GRI, Danish Institute for Human Rights collaborate on reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... promoting an XBRL taxonomy and a platform for filing digital reports. "Sustainability information from business and government represents a vast amount of data that is currently underutilized," said Michael Meehan, GRI chief executive. "There is overwhelming ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Program is designed for customers in sectors including education and health and aged care, agribusiness, state and local government. Westpac will use the $200 million CEFC commitment to provide customers with a 0.7% discount on finance for qualifying ...

Super funds on ESG engagement at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... director and chair - member and employer services committee at CareSuper, Michelle Blicavs: trustee director at Local Government Super and Angela Emslie, chair at HESTA and director at the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) discussed their funds' ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... information, and asset owners are graded from AAA to D, while those taking no action are rated X. In Australia, Local Government Super and Australian Super maintained AAA ratings, while First State Super climbed from AA to AAA. Local Government Super ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... The Australian Labor Party's has committed to introducing a two-phase emissions trading scheme (ETS) if elected to government this year. If implemented, the policy will require legislative and regulatory shifts that will impact on industry sectors such ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Tax transparency is an issue for investor consideration as part of an overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) approaches, but the extent to which tax transparency is material depends on investment beliefs and investment approaches. Investors ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Institute modelled a modest carbon price rising to AU$40 per tonne by 2030, resulting in emission reductions similar to the government's current national 2030 target of 26-28% below 2005 levels. Under that scenario, there would be "almost no replacement ...