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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
As Net Balance and ECO-Buy continue the process of integration brought on by their merger four months ago, Net Balance reports that they are exploring ways to offer services that match the supply chain to environmental capacities. Cameron Neil "It's ...

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
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will this year create a global responsible investment committee (GRIC) and an ESG risks committee to assess ESG risk exposures across asset classes. GRIC will be chaired by CEO Mark Lazberger, CFSGAM ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is already evaluating potential projects and will potentially make funding commitments ahead of its official launch in July, said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates "When I took the role, I set ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are looking to engage with superannuation funds and their individual members as they seek to effectual environmental and social changes, with varying levels of response. For their part, superannuation funds are ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Corporation (CEFC) has received its investment mandate from the government, setting the framework for how the CEFC will invest its AU$10 billion in financing clean energy projects. The government set parameters for rate of return, limits ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... this month, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and JBWere released a report entitled IMPACT - Australia: Investment for social and economic benefit, which examines how Australia can use financial capital to effectuate ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Good Shepherd Microfinance is equal to $2.68 for every dollar invested, according to a report by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI). Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney Of the 500 StepUP loan recipients that were surveyed by CSI, 73.6% of respondents ...

Australia/NZ companies lag in Corporate Responsibility Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand companies lag global and UK peers in the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index), a leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility. The CR Index ranks and compares companies - public, private, partnerships, franchise ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
There have not been any recent, fundamental changes to the identified environmental and social risks of coal seam gas (CSG) production, but there are growing concerns over the risk of fugitive gas emissions and the impact on water supply and if regulatory ...