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Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute http://www.climateinstitute.org.au/, noted that universities often conduct the research into climate change impacts, but that knowledge is not applied to their endowment policies. "The bitter irony of the very ...

Instreet Investment buys The Emerald Club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Ed. note: Revised to include comment from The Emerald Club co-founder Justin Medcalf Instreet Investment, a boutique structured product provider, has bought the Emerald Club and its ethical platform, The Emerald Wrap. Instreet did not have a presence ...

The Global Impact Investment Network Appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... in early January of this year. The GIIN is a network of investors and leaders in impact investing and produces market research, establishes industry standards. "Amit has a bold vision for taking the GIIN to higher levels of leadership and influence in ...

Diversity Council Australia urges employer action in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Lisa Annese, DCA CEO. "Our commitment is really to work with the organisations that are our members," she said. "The research we do for these members are beyond the member base, but we are committed to working with our members to improve our diversity ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Christian Super has chosen to make three new allocations to impact investment funds with defined environmental and social benefits. Christian Super has selected Laudex, a Mexican financial services company that provides student loans for the purposes ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... change, population growth and increased demand for food," according to the review written by Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior research analyst. The review also showed that in the food and beverage sector, companies with "relatively better overall ESG profiles ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... China, our number one trading partner. This is a big issue for them." A lack of policy innovation will also impact on research and development of other technologies to adapt to and mitigate climate change, Combet added. "Failure to innovate in this area ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... effect of institutional ownership right by speaking with a common voice, while spreading the costs of engagement and research amongst participants. The 32 Australian superannuation funds that participate in ACSI, along with international participants ...

Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainalytics, the independent ESG research and analysis firm, is looking to establish a local presence on the ground, with CEO Michael Jantzi calling Australia "a strategic priority." Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics Jantzi cited growth in client ...

The GIIN launches impact investing training programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... scale and effectiveness of impact investing through building infrastructure and support of activities, education and research to accelerate the development of the impact investing industry. See Also: Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact ...