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The Sustainability Report Podcast: Mans Carlsson-Sweeny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Sustainability Report is pleased to present the first episode of its new podcast: The Sustainability Report Podcast. On this episode of the podcast, we're talking human rights impacts on companies supply chain, and what risks they can pose to investments. ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
Superannaution fund VicSuper has reported assets under management of $16.36 billion and a 1.87% net return on its default MySuper growth option as part of its 2015/2016 annual report. Kirsten Simpson, VicSuper corporate responsibility manager The superannuation ...

GRESB updates Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has updated its Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector. The guidelines apply the Green Bond Principles with a specific focus on the real estate sector and participants that originate ...

Red Meat Advisory Council developing sustainability framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC) is developing an Australian Beef Sustainability Framework to define sustainable beef indicators throughout the supply chain. Prue Bondfield, chair of Sustainability Steering Group, Red Meat Advisory Council The Australian ...

Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has joined a coalition of 40 institutional investors engaging with 16 multinational food companies over concerns of material risks posed by industrial animal production. Ella McKinley, ethics analyst, Australian Ethical ...

Teachers Mutual Bank installs solar panels, LED lights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank Limited has invested AU$450,000 to install solar panels and LED lights across all its owned buildings. Teachers Mutual has installed 612 solar panels and 1,825 LED lights, which is expected to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by28% ...

UCA Funds Management adds Nine Entertainment Company to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has added Nine Entertainment Company to its list of excluded companies due to its "market leading position in attracting advertising revenue from the gambling industry." Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management The ethical funds manager ...

Louise Davidson joins International Integrated Reporting Council board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has appointed Louise Davidson to its board of directors. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Davidson, the chief executive officer of the Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has more than 20 years' ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Impax Asset Management has calculated that its Specialists Strategy produces net carbon reductions of 11,200 tonnes of CO2 per £10 million (AU$17 million) invested in 2015. Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, managing director and co-head of listed equities, Impax ...

BetaShares launches global cybersecurity exchange traded fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Australian ETF manager BetaShares has launched the BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF, tracking the performance of global companies in the cybersecurity segment. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares BetaShares notes that cybersecurity spending ...