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Financial Impact Action Plan program to target exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... aspect of the program was that it is focused in women and girls. We are focused on women and girls primarily, and as a strategy for gender equality as a preventative and a responsive approach to family violence." Eleven organisations - Anglicare SA ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australia will join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), nearly four years after first studying the initiative for applicability. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is an international set of standards for transparency ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership, collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the UN Global Compact have renewed their collaboration for another three years. In announcing their renewed memorandum of understanding, the GRI and UN Global Compact will focus on supporting the United Nations ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... the largest and most experienced in the RI field," Hurt said. "Our locally domiciled ESG integrated SmartBeta equity strategy continues to attract strong interest from both institutional and retail investors, looking for a more intelligent and pragmatic ...

GRI, Danish Institute for Human Rights collaborate on reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) will collaborate to promote sustainability reporting in a partnership announced at the 5 th GRI Global Conference. GRI and DIHR's collaboration comes as part of global ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... companies to do more on sustainability reporting. They've been our focus. We're also developing a broader Asia Pacific strategy - how we join up Asia, Australia the Pacific region and have a broader plan. We'll end up having a regional hub in the Americas ...

CFSGAM publishes ninth responsible investment report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... standards on this and the IGCC is the best group to do that." In the report, CFSGAM detailed its new responsible investment strategy, which was implemented in February. The investment's strategic goals for the next three years include implementing and ...

Investor groups publish sustainable real estate guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... need to tackle climate change impacts for real estate." The guide outlines ways in which investors can develop their ESG strategy for the sector, means to implement that strategy with managers, how to align their asset consultants and advisers with that ...

UCA Funds Management hires Benjamin Pedley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Management Pedley comes to UCA Funds Management from HSBC Private Bank based in Hong Kong, where he was head of investment strategy, Asia. In this role, he helped manage more than AU$90 billion in assets for clients. Prior to HSBC Private Bank, Pedley ...

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australia needs "comprehensive, evidence-based law reform" to maximise the benefits of corporate whistleblowing, according to the leaders of a multi-stakeholder research project. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute Researchers from Griffith ...