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Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... on the environment and on people's lives, while other investments will struggle to show positive impacts in excess of business as usual. The impact investment movement is gaining steam, and it has the potential to be one of the most directly impactful ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... as essential. However, traditional financial markets have failed to value forests as a carbon sink and reservoir. Our business aims to bring capital to this opportunity and to enhance the value of responsibly managed forests through carbon revenue and ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Stanley report notes four changes that will impact how companies manage human capital - automation, robotics and AI, business model disruption, and labour cost regulatory pressure, and demographic and societal changes. These disruptions will not only ...

Financial Services industry has key role to play in financing the SDGs: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... leader at EY. "The equity market is increasingly recognising the value that non-financial performance is playing in a business's overall value," Bell said. "It's a stark realisation that you have to manage these positive attributes around ESG. We've ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing up to $100 million to the Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial) with the goal of achieving net zero emissions from the portfolio as early as 2025. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean ...

International Finance Corporation issues $300m Kangaroo social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... currencies, amounting to a total volume of US$667 million. The IFC also noted that their Banking on Women and Inclusive Business Bond programs were merged into the IFC Social Bond Program and renamed, so including the original issuance, the IFC's social-themed ...

Norton Rose Fulbright partners to form new energy sector advisory business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... today announced that partner and current global head of energy Simon Currie, and partner Vincent Dwyer, will leave the business to form a new advisory business for the energy sector. The new business will provide strategic consulting and guidance, and ...

Green Bond Pledge launched to increase use of green bond finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Office, California Treasurer's Office, Global Optimism, NRDC and The Climate Group. "When green investments move from business plans into budgets and balance sheets a wealth of opportunity will be unlocked across the value chain," Figueres said. "Organizations ...

Deloitte survey finds procurement leaders lack visibility in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Procurement leaders around the world "don't have enough visibility" in their supply chains, raising the spectre of compliance risks with the widely anticipated Australian version of the Modern Slavery Act, Deloitte cautions. Leeora Black, partner, Deloitte ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... 67% "failed to cover five of the 13 recommended topics in their code of conduct," with omissions including well known business risks including fair dealing/product responsibility, data protection and cybercrime, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism ...