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Westpac, CBA raise $10 million for Benevolent Society SBB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Westpac Institutional Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and The Benevolent Society have raised AU$10 million for its social benefit bond (SBB). The funds raised by the SBB will go towards establishing The Resilient Families preservation service ...

Sedex notes increasing demand for ethical procurement data

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Ethical and sustainable supply chain management are being integrated into procurement practices in Australia and around the world, according Net Balance and Sedex. Sedex operates an online database of ethical and sustainable supply chain data that allows ...

PRI launches new reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have launched a new reporting framework that is designed to enhance the transparency of disclosures by asset owner and investment manager signatories. Signatories will be required to publicly report each ...

GRI, UN Global Compact, WBSCD to collaborate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will collaborate to drive private sector contribution to sustainable development goals. Ernst Ligteringen, GRI chief ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Publish What You Pay Australia will press its case to the new federal government for the adoption of mandatory disclosure standards for companies in the mining and extractive industry. This week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott named the ministers who will ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are material to sovereign creditworthiness and investment performance, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). PRI has released a discussion paper exploring the link between ESG ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Companies that have signed the United Nations Global Compact are making commitments in keeping with the sustainability initiative's principles, but implementation, measurement, and communication all lag behind, the initiative reports. Companies are ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments is restructuring its business, including a "substantial" reduction of its Canberra operations and outsourcing some functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Mariner Investment Group, a global alternative asset manager, has selected MSCI ESG Research to provide environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and portfolio analytics. Mariner Group has subscribed to MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics, a reporting ...

NGS Super to launch stand-along SRI fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
NGS Super is designing a stand-along socially responsible investment (SRI) option for members that will be launched later this year. This is not the fund's first attempt at a stand-alone ethical investment option. NGS Super has had a Green Shares option ...