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Financial System Inquiry recommends on impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
The Financial System Inquiry final report has endorsed several methods to facilitate the development of the impact investment market in Australia. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia The Financial System ...

ASX50 companies not making strategic case for sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
ASX50 companies are identifying sustainability-related megaforces that will impact their businesses' future, but most companies focus on tactical rather than strategic responses to those megatrends, according to a report from the Global Reporting Initiative ...

Altius Asset Management launches sustainable bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... a sustainability rating which is incorporated into the portfolio construction process. The ranking process assesses the impact of the company's operation on metrics such as wellbeing and sustainability of the community and environment in which the company ...

Combet calls for return of carbon pricing policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... especially China, our number one trading partner. This is a big issue for them." A lack of policy innovation will also impact on research and development of other technologies to adapt to and mitigate climate change, Combet added. "Failure to innovate ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
Superannuation fund trustees have an obligation to respond to environmental, social and governance (ESG) related issues, and institutions are finding collaborative means to integrate ESG considerations into their operations, according to a panel of ...

The GIIN launches impact investing training programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has launched a fund manager training program for managers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The goal of the training program is to "enable impact investment fund managers in high-growth regions to better ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... from waste, water and energy to materials, supplier governance, future cities and adaptation, affordability and social impact. In the 2013-2014 sustainability report, the company sets shorter term and longer term dates for accomplishing actions around ...

Wesfarmers: lower CO2, more supply chain transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... in senior roles to 29%, according to its sustainability report. Wesfarmers has grouped ten community and environmental impact principles into five areas - people, sourcing, community, environment and governance, and reported on their progress via an ...

Montreal Carbon Pledge a building block: Cbus' Atkin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... will be an opportunity for signatories to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) to demonstrate the impact that climate change will have on investments and strategies, according to David Atkin, Cbus CEO and Oceania representative ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... houses over 8,000 people in 4,300 homes. Westpac is in the process of setting its 2015 strategy for green bonds and social impact bonds, Toohill said. In April, the World Bank issued a AU$300 million, five-year fixed rate Australian-dollar denominated ...