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Sustainability reporting improving, room to grow: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... decision-making and helps provide a more accurate valuation of companies leading to more efficient allocation of capital market investments. This is fundamental to driving the transition to a sustainable and low-carbon economy." The report found that ...

Draft Low Carbon Transport Standard issued for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... necessary decarbonisation of our transport systems. On average that's $450bn per year, or a third of current annual global investments in land transport. "The Low Carbon Transport Climate Bonds Standard provides clear eligibility criteria for low carbon ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... 13 material issues, including retirement adequacy, consistent investment returns, the impact of climate change on investments, integrating environment, social land governance factors into investment, member engagement, product innovation, ethics and ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... this mindfulness needs to be managed at the asset owner level, through things like strategic relationships, strategic investments, and the establishment of particular types of investment approaches. Q: How do you reflect that in how you manage assets ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Victoria and South Australia in a 20-year sale and leaseback structure with ASX-listed company Select Harvests. The investments are aligned with the fund's investment philosophy, said Richard Brandweiner, First State Super CIO. "There are two areas that ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... structural decline. But it's all about having a robust process, not just to identify risks, but to be able to change investments as circumstances change. This is all about how you approach the question of investment. It's not ultimately how you invest ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... SVA have formed a dedicated fund, the Social Impact Investment Trust, which allows HESTA to make direct and indirect investments in a range of businesses, housing projects and social impact bonds that deliver both financial returns and identifiable and ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... Superannuation fund trustee boards must have processes in place to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in investments and investment strategies. Evaluating the risks of ESG risks such as violations of human rights conventions, climate ...

NZ Super Fund invests in View Glass

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... officer. "We are pleased to be able to further diversify the Fund's portfolio of offshore, growth-oriented direct investments," Whineray said. "While these investments in early-stage companies with strong growth potential make up only a small part of ...

NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... use corporate engagement, negative screens, a norms-based approach, which is unusual for this region, and they have investments in sustainably themed assets like renewable energy and low carbon. That seem to be the direction that the larger, more sophisticated ...