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Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... AU$23 billion, an increase of 179%. RIAA noted that the increase was led by sizeable mandates to themed funds "such as sustainable agriculture funds, green themed property funds, as well as a strong emergence of low carbon funds." Impact investment has ...

Cbus signs Global Statement on Investor Obligations and Duties

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Action. Cbus is also involved in the PRI in addition to being a signatory of the PRI - Atkin is a member of the PRI's Sustainable Financial System Advisory Group.

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... months of the year. That has hindered things a little bit." Altius has its own ESG fixed income offering - the Altius Sustainable Bond Fund was launched in December 2014 and is a diversified Australian fixed interest fund "focused on investing in companies ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
Australian businesses are aware of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and many are planning strategic partnerships targeting material goals, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s 8 th Annual ...

The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... is robust and can be applied across other investments in the space, Blakey said. "We want something which is really sustainable and repeatable," she said. "We talk about having a rigorous and repeatable methodology for assessing the social impact. If ...

Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... loan repayments, improving council operating budgets while meeting environmental goals," Madders said. "This kind of sustainable borrowing is integral to prudent long-term asset management, which is especially important given the significant infrastructure ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives ARENA grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided AU$425,000 in grant funding to Sustainable Melbourne Fund to assist councils in Victoria to set up environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund ...

Food Loss and Waste Accounting Standard launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Nations (FAO), EU-funded FUSIONS project, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action Programme). "This standard is a real breakthrough," said Andrew ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... covers human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption as well as the Millennium Development Goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Engaging with companies on these topics can sometimes be challenging because of the way that concepts ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Investors and companies are working to assess, evaluate and plan to integrate the goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a process supported by a wide variety of stakeholders on all side of the process. Alice Cope, executive ...