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VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... consequences of tobacco products. VicSuper's current investment in tobacco accounts for less than 0.5%. "VicSuper takes social and environmental considerations into account alongside economic considerations," said Michael Dundon, chief executive, in ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Reconciliation Australia will work with partners and supporter to create reconciliation programs for wider community and social structures. See Also: NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has made its second loan, to fund the purchase of housing units in a retirement home park in Tasmania. The loan is towards the construction and installation of four, two-bedroom prefabricated units for the ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... been easier to incorporate," Thomas said. "The banks have done a lot of work on their own sustainability footprint and in social responsibility profiles. We'd like to see them do more of the same in terms of the capital they manage on behalf of superannuants. ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Although ESG research on the transport sector has focused more on environmental factors, AMP Capital Investors says social and governance risks also impact on short-term earnings and share price. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny There are three key risks to the ...

National Sustainability Council issues macro-theme report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... with doing more with fewer resources. That's one cross-cutting theme. Another one is inequality - we're seeing a growing social divide in incomes but also in education and in health. If we're going to meet the big economic challenges of the next 30 years ...

Transition to sustainable palm oil needs "significant work"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... oils, and is considered a good alternative to animal and partially hydrogenated fats. However, there are environmental and social challenges to production, including, "limited land availability, fertiliser costs, sustainability concerns, weather variability ...

Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Balance offers services around five areas - sustainability strategy and advice, climate change, environmental services, social and community investment and economics. On the cards for Netbalance and ECO-Buy is to start moving into strategic and policy ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The overall superannuation industry has not done enough to make investment decisions that take environmental, social and governance impacts into consideration, and it is not only possible but imperative to do so, two fund professionals said at the annual ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report that CFSGAM was embarking on a three-year strategy to further drive integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment process and wider business. Oulton said CFSGAM's Global Responsible Investment Strategy ...