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CEFC in active discussions with project proponents

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... discussions" with over 50 project proponents, according to CEO Oliver Yates. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The CEFC officially began investing in 1 July, but Yates previously told The Sustainability Report that the organisation had begun evaluating potential ...

RIAA: Responsible Investment portfolios continue to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... performing fund in 2012, returning 39.7% "This goes straight to the heart of the criticism that you sacrifice returns for investing more responsibly," said Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "This report blows that myth out of the water." RIAA follows the Global ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... into around that. There is the idea that taking action, for instance, building infrastructure, and green space, and investing in public transit does build a better and more attractive biz community. There's a lot of research there and we cite a number ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... their superannuation fund managers invest their money. The firm emphasises its own "deep green" approach to ethical investing whens peaking to employers. "We reach out to a lot of employer groups and that's something we emphasise," said Adam Kirk, Australian ...

Barclays and MSCI launch ESG Fixed Income Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... "The goal of the whole Barclays MSCI ESG Fixed Income Indices project was to create a standard for fixed income ESG investing," said Laura Nishikawa, vice president and head of fixed income ESG research, at MSCI ESG Research. "Being from the ESG research ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... while we subscribe to UN Principles for Responsible Investment and environmental, social and governance principles of investing, we don't individually screen the social benefits of each investment. It's a dimensions but not a key component to our investments ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... preserving fairer long-term value in their invested capital, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific, Mercer Mercer's responsible investment team has presented its case in "Fair Capitalism - a Manifesto for ...

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... their funds of holdings in companies that manufacture tobacco products. The $9.2 billion VicSuper said it will phase out investing in manufacturers of tobacco products from this year, a decision made by the trustee after careful consideration of factors ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... as director investment services for First State Super, urged superannuation funds to look to the category of impact investing - or investing with explicit social and economic outcomes. Brandweiner noted that companies are increasingly being made to take ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... which members can register their interest/concerns or even vote on issues," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer. "I think technology will be at the centre of it. In the past, various funds have run focus groups ...