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Sustainable Development Goals present "enormous opportunity" for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... against the SDGS and defining priority goal areas. "The conversation is moving towards deeper business integration with the SDG agenda," she said. "Businesses are exploring how they can be understood in a more strategic way both in terms of risk and ...

Video: Aligning Your Investments with the Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, launched in 2015, aims to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity worldwide via the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This initiated a new wave of thinking about Environmental ...

MSCI benchmarks Australian companies against SDG revenue generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... defined, which would correlate to climate action in the SDGs." Australia's relatively lower levels of revenue derived from SDG-related activities can partially be attributed to the fact that the Australian companies in the MSCI World Index skew towards ...

Principles for Responsible Investment discuss agenda for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) will this year issue a new blueprint for responsible investment globally, while deepening the engagement in Australia and New Zealand via its first full-time staff member. Fiona Reynolds, managing director ...

Australian Ethical Investments join Principles for Positive Impact Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investments and Westpac Bank have signed on to the newly launched Principles for Positive Impact Finance, a new set of criteria to assess the impact of sustainable investments. Dr Stuart Palmer, head of ethics, Australian Ethical ...

Bribery and corruption cited as sustainability engagement theme for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Bribery, corruption, and pushing for increased corporate transparency are themes cited by sustainability and engagement specialists as key themes for 2017. Susheela Peres da Costa, deputy managing director, Regnan - Governance Research & Engagement ...

Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
Twelve organisations from across Australia, including the big four banks and superannuation fund HESTA, have launched their Financial Inclusion Action Plans (FIAPs), outlining steps to improve financial resilience for those experiencing financial exclusion. ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... the work we do and in integrating SDGs into our Corporate Responsibility Strategy," Macfarlane added. ANZ will be using the SDG icons (pictured) in their next corporate sustainability review to give a clearer understanding of how ANZ's strategy aligns ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking will develop structured products tied to the Solactive Sustainable Development Goals World Index. BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking has been licensed for the new equity index, which consists ...

Principles for Responsible Investment name Matt McAdam Australian head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have named Matt McAdam as new head of Australia. McAdam will be the first full-time person in the role as head of Australia. McAdam joined PRI in 2012 as head of communications, overseeing communication ...