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Expert panel discusses CSR practices in action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... including retention of staff, creation of new value for shareholders, mitigation of risks, and more efficient allocation of capital, according a panel of experts speaking at the recent launch of the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility ...

GRESB issues real estate green bond guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... posted on the GBP website as a resource for GBP Use of Proceeds," said Nicholas Pfaff, senior director at the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). Global green bond issuance tripled to $36.6 billion in 2014, and it is anticipated that green ...

NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... in their endowment portfolios and align their investment strategy with the mission of the non-profit, according to Koda Capital. David Knowles, partner, head of philanthropy and social capital, Koda Capital In the past four years, Australian charities ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Ethical Investment, University of Sydney, Church of Sweden, Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraites (FRR), Mirova Natixis, Sonen Capital, and the Toronto Atmospheric Fund. The 12 members of the PDC are overseeing the decarbonisation of US$45 billion in assets ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... support a resolution at the Chevron AGM that was filed by US group As You Sow. The resolution asks Chevron to stop investing capital to explore reserves of unburnable carbon and instead return capital to shareholders. In addition to AODP and The Climate ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... main areas - measurement of carbon emission intensities in portfolios; engagement with companies; and reallocation of capital from emissions intensive activities to low carbon assets. The platform will identify and record the broad range of climate actions ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... People living in regional Australia are more likely to run out of money at the end of a pay cycle than people living in capital cities, with 22.7% of regional Australian adults reporting being caught short, compared with 16.4% of people living in capital ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
VicSuper has become signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD), the first Australian superannuation fund to do so. NCD is a global finance-led initiative convened by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) and the UN Environment Programme Finance ...

Victorian government boosts Good Money funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... People living in regional Australia are more likely to run out of money at the end of a pay cycle than people living in capital cities, with 22.7% of regional Australian adults reporting being caught short, compared with 16.4% of people living in capital ...

GRESB launches real estate debt survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... through the GRESB Survey, and lenders by way of the GRESB Debt Survey, GRESB now serves the full spectrum of real estate capital providers." GRESB is an industry-driven organisation that has more than 150 members. GRESB benchmark results are used by ...