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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 ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 developing ways to work with NGOs, communicate ...

RI Academy to offer Enhanced Financial Analysis course

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
The RI Academy, the online environmental, social and governance investment course established by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), has developed its first advanced course. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RI Academy's Enhanced Financial ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... struggling. Further, the report said that corporate boards need to reframe climate change risk, moving from a corporate social responsibility (CSR) remit and into a key strategic issue. "The large corporate and transnationals are so far ahead and the ...

Industry to coordinate efforts to develop impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 economic and social outcomes. ...

StepUP loans provide social, economic return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013  |  NEWS
The social and economic return of the StepUP micro-loan program run by National Australia Bank and 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 ...