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Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... Australian non-profit organisations and social enterprises and more than AU$12m funds under management through our subsidiary company Social Investment Australia," Drew said in a statement. "It is now time to leverage what we know with a partner that ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... a positive way through investing in energy efficiency companies or service companies. That fund already has a forestry company there as one of the assets. So, there's a positive slant there through the alternative portfolio and the direct property exposures. ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... benefits to society with their investments as well as establish which activities also provide a source of advantage to a company's business strategy, the report said. "When we engage with companies on sustainability strategies or community engagement ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Commission (ASIC) has extended recommendations of how directors should disclose risks and future prospects of a listed company, opening further opportunities for transparency around environmental and social issues and their material impacts. Dr Ulysses ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
Managing a company's reputation when it comes to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues can strengthen intangible assets, corporate and financial experts said. Philipp Aeby, chief executive officer, RepRisk Speaking at a panel discussion ...

Vast Solar begins construction on 6MW solar thermal station

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... for electricity generation, or for industrial processes such as meat processing, brewing, or minerals processing," the company said. The Jemalong Solar Thermal Station is funded by private investment and support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... the issue." Leske also noted the recent Oxfam report, detailing allegations of land divestment in emerging markets by company that have received finance from Australian banks as another example of a recent controversy involving NGOs and financial institutions. ...

UCA Funds Management names fossil fuel exclusion stocks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... seam gas through fracking. Natural gas, coking coal and conventional oil remain eligible for investment, and "[w]here a company is a major investor in renewable energy, that interest will be offset from excluded fossil fuels interests when considering ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... which it solicits feedback, such as the type of measures that could be used to express the relative degree of risk to a company, the implications for future company value and the boundaries for which a company is responsible, Guthrie said. "There are ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... industries and how are they reducing the cost base and the emissions profile, and what is that doing to the profile of a company and a sector. Finally, at a general level, as the external risk profile of the environment goes up because of policy volatility ...