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Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... institutional investors and boards of listed companies increase their frequency and depth of communication around environmental, social and corporate governance governance issues, there has been an evolution on the part of some companies in the understanding ...

KPMG: top global miners make $1.2bn in social investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Mining, metals and engineering companies make billions of dollars of social investments, yet few companies report on the impacts these programs are having, according to KPMG. Carl Adams, head of mining, KPMG Australia KPMG's Global Mining Institute ...

Bloomberg named supporter of Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... support of NCD is "a logical extension" of its work to provide sustainability information to investors via its environmental social and governance (ESG) product and to develop the sustainability field through strategic investment of its philanthropic ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has made three new loans to social enterprises in Queensland and New South Wales, bringing their total loan book up to AU$7.5 million. Ben Gales, SEFA CEO The three loans were made to MiHaven Property Fund ...

SuperMIND calculates costs of mental illness, suicide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... group risk at IFS Insurance Solutions Improving support for mental health and wellbeing programs has not only the obvious social benefits, but benefits an insurance industry that is looking to contain costs relating to claims, said Shane Fielding, principal ...

Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... announced it was establishing a AU$1 million fund "support organisations in delivering finance solutions for important social issues." The NAB Impact Investment Grants Program would provide financial support to social impact organisations that have a ...

AXA IM launches ESG SmartBeta fund in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... been developed by AXA Rosenberg, the quantitative investment arm of the global AXA IM group, and integrates environmental, social and governance data from AXA IM's responsible investment team. AXA IM has been speaking with both institutional and retail ...

KPMG proposes framework to analyse externalities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... "new regulations and standards; the growing influence of stakeholders; and changing market dynamics driven by economic, social and environmental megaforces." "Mega forces are increasingly part of managements' and boards' dialogue," said Chi Woo, KPMG ...

SVA CEO calls for new investment model for social change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
Investing in social change "needs to look more like investing in the business world," according to the CEO of Social Ventures Australia (SVA). Michael Traill, CEO, Social Ventures Australia The current system for investing in social change is "inefficient ...

DJSI 2014 review names ASX companies industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... RobecoSAM's corporate sustainability assessment, an in-depth analysis of financially material economic, environmental and social practices. Several Australian companies were named industry leaders as part of the DJSI 2014 review. Woolworths was named ...