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Westpac, Mirvac named as global leaders in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... Westpac and Mirvac have been named as global leaders in two of the 24 industry groups represented in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2017. S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), and RobecoSAM, an investment specialist focused on sustainability investing ...

Australian Ethical Investment reports annual profit of $2.9 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... announced that Alpha Fund Managers had invested in Australian Ethical's Australian Equity Fund. Vernon confirmed to The Sustainability Report that the investment was $6 million. In July, July, Australian Ethical announced it received an inflow of $128 ...

Globally, few companies can effectively demonstrate climate risk disclosure: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... opportunity to buy a good asset and how that fits in with the long-term." SSGA's guidance does not identify key sustainability performance indicators, nor does it "contradict or limit disclosure recommendations from other groups such as the Task Force ...

Alpha Fund Managers invests in Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... over the past five years to 30 June 2017. Australian Ethical did not disclose the amount of the allocation to The Sustainability Report. "We are pleased to partner with Alpha Fund Managers, and view their support as a further endorsement of ethical investing ...

The Sustainability Report Podcast: Yolanda Beattie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
On this episode of The Sustainability Report Podcast, we're talking about diversity in the investment management industry. Research conducted by Mercer has revealed that in the investment management industry, bias in recruitment and promotion decisions ...

Sustainalytics CEO discusses impact of Morningstar ownership stake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... strategic partnership since August 2015, a collaboration that that resulted in the March 2016 launch of the Morningstar Sustainability Rating(TM) for global mutual and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The ratings, which now cover more than 35,000 mutual ...

Ethical investment a power tool for member engagement: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... according the RIAA 2017 report. RIAA defines responsible investment strategies as negative screening, impact investing, sustainability themed funds and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. The 2017 report examines ...

Negatively screened funds grow by over 2500% in New Zealand: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... that that they're not willing to build investment savings through investments that do harm," O'Connor told The Sustainability Report from New Zealand, where RIAA was launching the report. O'Connor highlighted the fact that the negative screens applied ...

Green Bond issuance up 50% on first half of 2016: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... AU$218 million green bond, also certified by CBI. Last week, Australian Catholic University issued a 200 million Sustainability Bond to be used in green building construction and education program development. Whilst the learning curve for treasuries ...

CEFC lends $32m for construction of green student accommodation project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... accommodation demand, while positioning itself as a leading accommodation provider for students. "While liveability and sustainability are key considerations for today's students, we also expect to create benefits through reduced operating costs by integrating ...