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Foresters Community Finance appoint new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... skills to the role of CEO," said Paul Keehan, Foresters chair. Foresters Community Finance and subsidiary funds management company Social Investment Australia - which is co-owned by InterFinancial Corporate Finance - has invested more than AU$16 million ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian equities that are screened to eliminate fossil fuel exposures. SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has made a AU$800,000 impact investment financing deal with an Indigenous cleaning company ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp pilot microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... renter's insurance policy offered through Suncorp's AAMI Insurance at 10 Good Shepherd Microfinance locations across the company, said Adam Mooney, Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO. Good Shepherd is also working with IAG on similar microinsurance products ...

Christian Super selects three impact investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... funds with defined environmental and social benefits. Christian Super has selected Laudex, a Mexican financial services company that provides student loans for the purposes of social development, the IFC Catalyst Fund, a private equity fund run by the ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... points to uranium miner Paladin Energy Limited and OceanaGold Corporation as examples. Paladin Energy is a supporting company of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), and provides disclosure about payments to the governments of Namibia ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund launches Solar Finance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... enables cash-flow positivity from the start." SMF cites one Solar Finance deal with North Melbourne commercial kitchen hire company, Cooking Space, which has a 30kW solar system. The business owner, Eric Lim, says his business is saving AAU$9,000 per ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... identified eight out of the 10 megaforces, with eight of the 50 companies identifying with all 10 megaforces, and one company identifying with three megaforces. "There is a good level of traction across the broad set of issues," said Victoria Whitaker ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability rating which is incorporated into the portfolio construction process. The ranking process assesses the impact of the company's operation on metrics such as wellbeing and sustainability of the community and environment in which the company ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... are enough out there in the market," Dow said. "It's one thing to apply those principles to say we won't invest in that company, or to say we will invest in that company, but that's not our mandate. Our mandate is to invest and work with companies which ...

Sustainalytics considering expansion into Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... priority." Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics Jantzi cited growth in client base in Australia as one reason behind the company's decision to investigate options for an in-person presence in the country. "We have a great client base here, and it's growing ...