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Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... than five times to $100 billion over the next five years, and invest in clean energy, housing, health and wellbeing, education and conservation, among other themes. "As evidence mounts that companies with better records on social issues, environmental ...

U Ethical on resilience, engagement during COVID-19

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... hail from a range of sectors from private investors and self managed super funds, to institutions in the health and education sectors. In terms of engagement work, U Ethical is maintaining its longer term issue of interest while taking into consideration ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... is to finance and refinance the funding we provide on social inclusion, microfinance, student accommodation, public education, public healthcare, Islamic lending for aged care and others, and it's not beyond the realm of possibility to include SME lending ...

Property Council of Australia develops platform for modern slavery data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... have automated email reminders, which is something that is an integral part of the solution." Providing suppliers with education about modern slavery, the Modern Slavery Act, and how to fill out the questionnaire was integral to the solution because ...

Q&A: Pablo Berrutti, on the launch of the Altiorem research platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Altiorem has just launched, and Berrutti speaks with Rachel Alembakis about the project, its aims for providing more education around sustainable finance and the next steps. Rachel Alembakis : What's the goal of Altiorem now that you've gone live with ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... empowerment, with so many goods and services able to be offered via mobile devices, and how that can help to deliver education and at times even healthcare on a remote basis. These are positive and impactful investments that already are occurring in ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... for executives. Human Capital Management. JPMAM believes managing human capital effectively (e.g. workplace standards, education & training, diversity and gender equality) is a critical component to maintaining a productive workforce. Stakeholder engagement. ...

Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Future of work and education questions also had prominence in the survey. In Australia, 77% of respondents said that promoting quality jobs and skills ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Governance Institute has released a guide aimed at assisting companies that are seeking education on how to consider and report on material exposures to climate change risk. Megan Motto, Governance Institute CEO The Governance Institute has released ...

ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... contribution to a positive future. They're [Sustainable Development Goal] inspired - they typically fall into healthcare, education, renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, clean water and those types of things.... "We're careful to not ...