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The Sustainability Report Podcast: Mans Carlsson-Sweeny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... episode of the podcast, we're talking human rights impacts on companies supply chain, and what risks they can pose to investments. We're speaking with Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, who is the head of ESG research at Ausbil Investment Management. As head of ESG ...

VicSuper publishes 2016 annual report using IR, GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... VicSuper established a CEO led Climate Change Steering Committee and launched Phase II of their Climate Change and Investments Strategy. "We have a lot more information in the report this year about our climate strategy, which has been a big win from ...

GRESB updates Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... to reduce carbon emissions have become one of the big investment themes," said Nils Kok, CEO of GRESB. "Alternative investments such as green bonds, used to fund environmentally-friendly projects, have emerged as a market-driven way of bridging the financing ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... impact methodology seeks to gain a better understanding of the positive environmental outcomes from the underlying investments. The fund manager's analysis was independently assured by EY. Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, managing director and co-head of listed equities ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... investment wrap platform, has entered into a partnership with Impact 20/80 to promote socially responsible impact investments. Lisa Wade, Impact 20/80 Impact 20/80 provides financial, advisory, investment and funds management services for the impact ...

Pollinate Energy attracts investment from Pangaea Impact Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Impact Investment, founded in 2015 by Anthony and Karen Bohm, is a boutique investment company that makes direct impact investments in social enterprises. Prior to founding Pangaea, Anthony and Karen were founding investors in Think: Education Group ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services becomes PRI Signatory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... and asset managers to integrate ESG factors into decision-making processes by providing detailed information on how investments and benchmarks rank against a range of ESG factors. Madhu Gayer, head of Asia Pacific investment reporting and performance ...

Australian Ethical Investments profit increases 53 percent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments has announced a net profit after tax of AU$3.0 million for the 2015-2016 year, an increase of 53% over last year. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical attributes the profit increase ...

IGCC, others organisations press G20 countries to ratify Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... but we will also be looking at making sure that our policy frameworks actively encourage and attract investment into investments in low carbon solutions," said Emma Herd, IGCC CEO. "We will also focus on making sure that the financial disclosure frameworks ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... based on their corporate conduct. SAS is one of LGS's investment options and is aimed at members seeking more ethical investments. SAS is actively managed and has funds under management of AU$14 million. LGS has more than AU$10 billion in assets under ...