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EY appoints new climate change and sustainability leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Matthew Bell has been appointed the new EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader. Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader Bell is a partner at EY and has more than 10 years' experience advising on climate change ...

GRI, federal government, announce Pacific partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... the region, including Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea. The partnership will explore how sustainability reporting can be used to "address challenges that prevent businesses in the region from fully participating in the global economy," ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... assess companies' risks as subjects for engagement and further action such as divestment. Legal experts told The Sustainability Report that human rights risks must be considered by superannuation fund trustees as part of directors' duties defined under ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... in-house. Some firms do actively manage SMAs and some do passive, and we have a passive approach. We have a negative sustainability screen combined with an evaluation factor to avoid paying top dollar for what we feel are overvalued stocks." The Ethical ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... from the wealth channel and foundations and endowments." Hunstad was in Australia this week and spoke with The Sustainability Report. Last year, Northern Trust's quantitative research team published a paper in which they integrate NTQS with third-party ...

Telstra publishes 2015 Sustainability Report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... contributions at AU$214 for the 2014/2015 year and reported reducing carbon emissions intensity by 27%, according to its sustainability report. Telstra reported an AU$4.3 billion net profit after tax, with a 30.5 cent total dividend per share. The company ...

NZ Super Fund invests in View Glass

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... group at a time of rapid growth at View," said Dr. Rao Mulpuri, View CEO. "As human wellness and environmental sustainability become strategic imperatives for forward-thinking organizations, View Dynamic Glass is enabling the rapid evolution of occupant-focused ...

NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... assets. Within that core responsible investment asset base, 93% of assets use a screened approach, and 7% used sustainability themed investing. The report did not have any data on impact investment. "There is a challenge here in categorising the community ...

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... an increase in demand for ethical investment options." The RIAA certification aligns with Teachers Mutual Bank's sustainability policies and makes the product attractive to a wider range of investors, James said. "Banks in general tend to be large investors ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... asset owners and their fund managers. Within the AU$31.6 billion core responsible investment assets, 25% fall into sustainability themed investing, 7% falls into impact investing, and 68% is screened investing. The definitions of responsible investment ...