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Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... housing venture. Some 100 essential-worker affordable housing units, which are part of the Alphington development in Melbourne, are underway. Aware's affordable housing strategy was built over a period of time and the fund has been approached to make ...

Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Two Melbourne-based organisations are augmenting staff by recruiting for analysts with environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) responsibilities. The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is hiring an analyst with responsibility ...

Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... climate, the areas most at risk of these hailstorms will be further south including Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Melbourne. In particular, the inland region from the Hunter River, down through the central and southern New South Wales highlands ...

Company secretaries weigh challenges, opportunities of virtual AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Executive Chairman Marcelino Fernandez Verdes, who is based in Spain. "We had directors based in Spain, Germany, the US, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney," Nikolopoulos noted. "We appointed out tech providers and they spoke with everyone. They had their ...

AGL launches electric vehicle subscription service

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... said. During the pilot phases, the service is only available to eligible customers within 50 kilometers of Sydney or Melbourne but over time will be expanded and refined to ensure it meets the needs of more customers, AGL said. AGL Next was developed ...

U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... deliver sustainable investing to the broader market" O'Connor is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Melbourne. "With historically low rates, the last six months have been remarkable to say the least for fixed income," Cook said. "Rachel's ...

Cbus Super announces net zero portfolio emissions target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the residual part of energy in terms of a net zero framework, such as the deal that Cbus property managers did with Melbourne City Council for a bulk purchase of renewable energy, which helps stimulate the demand for renewable energy." Fok noted that ...

Northern Trust expands ESG Insights risk analytics suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Services group supports asset owners and asset managers, and consultants are based in Chicago, London, Singapore and Melbourne, and the group provides performance measurement, risk analysis and investment compliance monitoring.

GCNA urges government to focus on sustainability in COVID-19 recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... SunRice, Nestle Australia, Konica Minolta Australia, Intrepid Travel, Pacific Hydro, IKEA Australia, the University of Melbourne, Country Road Group, Chartered Accountants ANZ, ACFID, World Vision, Global Impact Initiative, The Governance Institute of ...

MBS launches Centre for Sustainability and Business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Melbourne Business School (MBS) has launched a new Centre for Sustainability and Business, with the intention of improving social and financial outcomes by helping leaders put environmental sustainability at the heart of their organisation. Professor ...