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Norton Rose Fulbright becomes Climate Bonds Initiative partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Rose Fulbright has become a Climate Bonds Initiative partner. "Norton Rose Fulbright has a long standing commitment to social responsibility and sustainability," said Simon Currie, global head of energy, Norton Rose Fulbright. "Our relationship with ...

Social license to operate key to achieving sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... are a framework for business' role in sustainable development, covering issues business must manage to earn and maintain social license to operate, according to an expert in social research. Robert Boutilier, president of Boutilier and Associates Social ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... area of corporate governance, even as collaborative efforts push them towards greater engagement with environmental and social issues. Rosemary Sainty, doctoral researcher, UTS Business School and founding Australian representative to the UN Global Compact ...

RIAA certifies three super funds as responsible investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... sustainable and responsible investing," said Peter Lambert, LGS CEO. "It also endorses our commitment to superior environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, and ethical investment management."

Agriculture, food and beverage pose ESG risks: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... and meat products. With these potential opportunities for investment performance, however, come potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks that are both company specific and industry wide. The report notes that there has been an "upward ...

RobecoSAM hires ACCSR for engagement over assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
RobecoSAM has engaged the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) for a campaign to encourage more listed Australian companies to complete its Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Leeora Black, managing director, Australian ...

Impact Investing Australia launches guide to define social costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Access Economics in association with the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing have developed a guide to help the social services sector to define and understand the costs of social services. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board ...

Investor groups publish real estate climate risk guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... means to improve returns and better protect future value of property portfolios through engagement with environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate agendas. "The property sector has a crucial role to play in reducing global emissions and increasing ...

Impact investing key trend for 2016: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... companies, investors and citizens are moving past initial confusion and scepticism about the role that measuring and valuing social and environmental impact towards an understanding of the way impact measurement can change how money is invested, and ...

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... year, the CEFC signed an agreement with not-for-profit community housing provider SGCH to develop environmentally-friendly social and affordable housing projects. The CEFC has committed up to $60 million in long-term senior debt to the program, which ...