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AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... from tobacco holdings. "While both an ethical investment strategy and sustainable investment strategy might avoid investments in tobacco companies, they might have arrived at the conclusion for different reasons," the paper said. "An ethical investor ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... by Rachel Alembakis, Publisher of The Sustainability Report, the panel featured Kelly Christodoulou, ESG Manager, Investments, Australian Super, Michael Salvatico, Vice President, MSCI ESG Research, Roger Urwin, Advisory Director, MSCI; Global head of ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Blackburn-Wright added. "This market needs early investors that are willing to play a variety of roles: make grants as well as investments, play a capacity building role, be incubators and fund managers as the initiative requires," she said. "Unlike ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Charities and faith-based organisations can introduce defensive and growth asset investments to their asset allocation while still exercising responsible stewardship of their resources, according to a paper written by UCA Funds Management. Michael Walsh ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... areas." Another area where there is ongoing interest in valuation of sustainability-related work is the value of social investments and community engagement. Jeyaretnam said they had clients that are interested in value measurements of their social investment ...

CDP: progress stalling on supply chain emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... suppliers, the figure is 7%, up from 5% in 2012. Suppliers did realise savings of US$11.5 billion from emissions reduction investments this year, but this is down from US$13.7 billion in 2012, the report found. Policy uncertainty has a direct bearing ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... investment." bankmecu is considering its strategy in how it invests in and finances social enterprises and impact investments. The bank is looking at the potential of community bonds, but is also looking at its own existing product lines, Dowland said. ...

IIGCC joins International Climate Bond Standards Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... standards in place for green bonds and climate bonds, the Climate Bonds Standard helps investors identify low-carbon bond investments and provide reassurance that their capital is being allocated to projects which have clear low-carbon credentials." ...

Climate Bonds Standard tackles low-carbon transport

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... group held its first teleconference meeting just before Christmas to begin work on developing eligibility criteria for investments areas in low carbon transport, the Climate Bond Standard said. The group will evaluate topics including what types of rail ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Finance Australia According to a report produced by the University of Sydney Business School, misperceptions that impact investments means sacrificing return, a lack of consensus on how to "assess and position impact investment within mainstream investment ...