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Australian Ethical Investment engages on sustainability of meat

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... going forward and the intersection between the different issues, including greenhouse gas missions, animal welfare, and impact on human health. It coves a lot of ground with the things we're covering all the time so it was a good time to get involved." ...

UCA Funds Management adds Nine Entertainment Company to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has added Nine Entertainment Company to its list of excluded companies due to its "market leading position in attracting advertising revenue from the gambling industry." Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management The ethical funds manager ...

Impax Asset Management analyses environmental impact of portfolio

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... and co-head of listed equities, Impax Asset Management For the second year, Impax has analysed the positive environmental impact of its smaller cap global Specialists Strategy (known as Impax Environmental Markets in the UK), and this year's environmental ...

Emerald Wrap, Impact 20/80 form impact investing partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... The Emerald Wrap, Australia's first dedicated responsible investment wrap platform, has entered into a partnership with Impact 20/80 to promote socially responsible impact investments. Lisa Wade, Impact 20/80 Impact 20/80 provides financial, advisory ...

Pollinate Energy attracts investment from Pangaea Impact Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Pangaea Impact Investment has made an impact investment in Pollinate Energy, a social enterprise that provides affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums. Manita Ray, national manager - Australia, Pollinate Energy While terms of the ...

Investors have "no place to hide" from climate change impacts: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... models but also generates return. "We have measures of carbon emission in our normal alpha funds, and we also have our impact fund which takes into consideration a lot of factors in individual companies - carbon emissions, waste, water usage, green patents ...

International Integrated Reporting Council hires Richard Howitt as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... legacy, while ensuring the IIRC is well positioned to deliver the next phase of its strategy with an even greater level of impact and success". Howitt cited his decades-long experience in corporate reporting initiatives when expressing his excitement ...

AMP Capital examines impact of disruptions on financial sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... double whammy. When we have a look at trends like blockchain, driverless cars, what we're looking at is the potential for impact on the drivers of risk and the drivers of opportunities and then seek to see how companies are responding." The report notes ...

ACSI report finds ASX100 CEO base pay decreases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... lower base salaries, and ACSI links engagement from institutional investors and groups such as ACSI as having a measurable impact on that process. However, the ACSI research also found that 93% of ASX100 CEOs were awarded a bonus for their work, more ...

Artesian Venture Partners launches $20m Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... five-year investment lifecycle. The fund is designed to attract corporate, institutional, high net worth individuals and impact investors. "We have moved quickly to support innovation in the clean energy sector since the creation of the Innovation Fund," ...