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KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... majority of corporate community investment is channelled through a bond structure that brings together a multi-stakeholder group from public and private sector? Quite possibly. Does that world require a lot more quantification? Absolutely." In addition ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... social and governance (ESG) risk framework, a biennial process that is considered a "refresh", said Siobhan Toohill, head of group sustainability and community. Siobhan Toohill, Westpac The half-year progress report shows that Westpac is hitting targets ...

Future Fund hires new head of ESG risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia from The Netherlands. He was most recently global head of sustainability with De Lage Landen, part of Rabobank Group. He previously worked in similar roles at ABN AMRO Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and AT Kearney, and has experience across Europe ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... increasing the value and strengthening those intangible assets," said Jill Riseley, expert counsel - sustainability at REA Group. "Whether it's culture, whether it's reputation, whether that's brand, goodwill, or all those areas.... One of the ways we ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... narrative around financial and non-financial data, it will not replace sustainability reporting, which matters to a wider group of stakeholders than just capital markets and investors, which are the focus of the integrated reporting standards. Information ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... solutions that will seek globally to increase people's access to those sectors," Christensen said. AXA IM began working with AXA Group last year to develop its impact investing strategy. "Impact investing is a positive story, as opposed to some of the ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... of financially excluded Australians, 35% are young people aged 18 to 24 and more than 40% are employed. Gavin Slater, NAB group executive, personal banking, said that greater transparency of the fringe lending sector is required in order to fully understand ...

IGCC launches Perfect Storm Pension Fund video project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and Mercer have produced a video training module featuring superannuation trustees and professionals acting in a trustee board meeting role-play that considers concrete steps for integrating climate change ...

IGCC: climate financing achievable, but needs policy clarity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... emissions intensive assets to low carbon sources should be a priority for governments and investors, according to the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "We see it as the UN catching up to the fact that private flows of finane significantly influence ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
( Ed. note: substantially updated with comment from Martin Doyle, executive chairman, Iman Operations) Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has made a AU$800,000 impact investment financing deal with an Indigenous cleaning company based in Queensland that ...