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NAB launches social bond focusing on companies, gender equality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... for Gender Equality (EOCGE), and that meet the requirements of NAB's social bond framework, which aims to promote sustainable and socially responsible investments, NAB said. Eligible companies included in the initial NAB Social Bond (Gender Equality) ...

Impact Investing Australia, Philanthropy Australia launch new grant program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... value, grants and insights. The Discovery Grant, which builds on this, will help not for profits develop financially sustainable business models that will maximise their positive impact on society into the future." The Impact Investment Ready Growth ...

Amanda Wilson stepping down as Regnan chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Regnan has continued to advance the responsible investment agenda in Australia, acting as a voice for the promotion of sustainable and inclusive capital markets." During Wilson's time as CEO, Regnan has pursued an "innovative, rigorous and integrated ...

Climate Bonds Initiative CEO speaks on 2017 green bond market outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... the market - problems of methane leakage in tropical dams, lack of planning around issues, this is no different to sustainable infrastructure," Kidney said. "We need infrastructure that will survive climactic instability. You would expect to see a crop ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Australian listed companies in the MSCI World Index derive less of their revenue from activities related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) than their peers in the rest of the index, according to MSCI. Morgan Ellis, senior associate, ESG ...

CEFC invests $75m in new Palisade Investment Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Rory Lonergan, CEFC investment funds lead. "At the same time, institutional investors have a growing appetite for sustainable investment opportunities which can diversify their portfolios and meet the needs of their members. This new fund is specifically ...

Principles for Responsible Investment discuss agenda for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... blueprint for actions in the next 10 years, including an agenda for increased reporting as well as alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). "In April we're going to release our blueprint for responsible investment for the next decade ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... signed on to the newly launched Principles for Positive Impact Finance, a new set of criteria to assess the impact of sustainable investments. Dr Stuart Palmer, head of ethics, Australian Ethical Investments Australian Ethical and Westpac are both members ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... of January in a move likely to be praised by sustainability advocates such as members of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, the Red Meat Advisory Council released a draft sustainability framework for the beef industry in Australia. Implementation ...

Teachers Mutual Bank joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... (GABV). The GABV is an international network of 39 member banks engaged in collaborative work to expand and develop sustainable, values-based banking practices around the world. Teachers Mutual Bank has an integrated sustainability strategy - it benchmarks ...