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Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... principles, which are a prelude to the development of a framework to measure and create a set of guidance around environmental and social impact. They "provide guidance for financiers and investors to analyse, monitor and disclose the social, environmental ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Framework. The Framework focuses on four key themes for industry disclosure: Animal Welfare, Economic Resilience, Environmental Stewardship, and People & the Community. Wide consultation has occurred with public comment now being sought. Of these criteria ...

Teachers Mutual Bank joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... including microfinance banks in emerging markets, credit unions, community banks and sustainable banks financing social, environmental and cultural enterprises. The group sponsors a number of initiatives, including the Sustainability | Finance | Real ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... "There are examples like the SEC requiring listed companies to disclose the CEO to median employee pay ratio, broader environmental disclosures- the general trend is towards more transparent disclosure. "I think this issue came to a head recently with ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... transparency, data and cyber security, consumer shift toward plant-based proteins and other issues are potential environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment themes that are both a source of risk and reward for investors in 2017, researchers ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Partners The decision to use Ownership Matters is based on a decision by Escala Partners to "raise the profile" of environmental, social and governance issues for the firm's private investor base, said Giselle Roux, CIO. "Essentially, it's got to the ...

Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... is based on a consideration of a broad range of sustainable business factors, including how organisations balance environmental, social and governance performance. Kylie Macfarlane, general manager of corporate responsibility at CBA, pointed to the bank's ...

Northern Trust Asset Management launches GRESB-based real estate index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... demand from investors that combined a passive management approach to real estate investing that also incorporated environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors. "Northern Trust listens to investors and develops solutions to meet their evolving needs," ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... characteristics and beliefs of the team that steps up. Where Peter Hall's particular interests - such as social justice, environmental protection -were a part of the reason for investing with Hunter Hall, naturally investors will have questions about ...

Video: Labour Rights and other ESG Issues in Asia - the highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Australia are facing a potential "inflection point" to their business model, with pressures from increased labour and environmental costs predicted to impact on how companies access factories overseas, according to Ausbil Investment Management's Head ...