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Sodexo Australia moves to cage free eggs for fresh egg supply

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... about three years and it was a bit of a natural progression to then move to cage-free with them," Chalmers said. "Our business is a very geographically diverse business, so it took us some time to ensure that we were able to not only source cage-free ...

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... managed independently by Richard Morris, our manager of responsible investment," he said. "The ethical screen considers the business the company is in - is the business earning 5% or more of revenue from things from alcohol, tobacco, gambling, nuclear ...

Investors, credit ratings agencies grapple with ESG impacts on ratings: PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... of these incidents reoccurring, and 4) their impact on an issuer's credit fundamentals and its ability to adjust its business model by buying or selling companies and introducing or reacting to disruptive technology." More than 130 investors have signed ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
The IFC has invested US$75 million in a bond issue by Turkey's Garanti Bank that will finance enterprises and companies owned or managed by women. The new bond has a six-year term maturity and is the first private sector gender bond in emerging markets ...

Meat and fish producers not managing ESG risks: FAIRR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
The world's biggest meat and fish companies are not managing critical business risks such as greenhouse gas emissions and antibiotics risk, with three Australian companies scoring medium or high risk, according to the FAIRR Protein Producers Index. ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... stress-testing and scenario planning." However, "only a handful of super funds have decarbonisation targets relating to their business and investment portfolios," the report noted. "There is still work to be done here," O'Connor said. "There are lots ...

QBE commits minimum $100m to impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... "If you're in an insurer, you're very interested in protecting the communities in which you operate," White said. "The business in which I operate is mortgage insurance. We're aware there are a number of people that can't get into housing, so we would ...

Australian Millennials question business motivations, ethics: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
Australian Millennials' opinion of business' motivation and ethics has dropped to its lowest levels since 2014, according to the 2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey. David Brown, Human Capital Leader, Deloitte The percentage of Australian Millennials who ...

CEFC extends investment with P2P lender RateSetter by 18 months

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... the continuation of our partnership with the CEFC to help meet the green energy finance needs of Australian homes and business." RateSetter functions by allowing investors to nominate the amount they wish to invest and the interest rate they are prepared ...

ASX adds social license to operate, TCFD to corporate governance guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... investors. We were not looking at the issues from the point of view of saving the planet or a social view like that. These are business risks that people should manage, and if you have a material exposure, the market needs to know about it." For the ...