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SVA suggests reform for social enterprise capital funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... social 'investment bank' as one means of increasing access to capital for social sector enterprises. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia SVA has submitted comments to the Financial System Inquiry, headed David ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... this is a good step forward." Recommendation 7.4 will have impact across the listed market, said Gordon Hagart, chief executive of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) "We pushed hard at ACSI for [Recommendation] 7.4 - it's something ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB, Westpac top "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... the biggest in the industry when it comes to ethical business practices and sustainability," said Steve James, chief executive officer, Teachers Mutual Bank. "For us, it's not a bolt-on, it's at the very heart of our strategy. It's great to see Australia ...

Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... that the current carbon pricing mechanism would persist past the end of the financial year, said Hugh Grossman, RepuTex executive director. "I think to a certain degree [the Senate vote] is an interesting development, but in practical application, it ...

Ernst Ligteringen to step down from GRI in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Chief Executive Ernst Ligteringen will step down by the middle of 2015. Ernst Ligteringen, GRI chief executive Ligteringen has "indicated his desire to look for a new role over the past year," GRI said. "The leadership ...

CDP, FirstCarbon Solutions sign expanded partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... key partners, FCS has been a valuable asset to our investor and supply chain members and to CDP," said Nigel Topping, executive director at CDP. "Now, this enhanced partnership positions them as our go-to solutions provider for any company looking to ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... middle management," she said. "Some companies are talking about different training courses that they're sending their executive on, and it's given us interesting insights to where they're steering the company strategy and where they see their future ...

Australian Ethical Investment hires head of ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has hired Dr Stuart Palmer as head of ethics. As head of ethics, Dr Palmer will work with the company's ethical advisers CAER and the investment team "to further develop the company's ethical investment frameworks, which ...

NZ Super Fund sells partial forestry stake to iwi collective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... this deal opens up further domestic co-investment opportunities with iwi and iwi collectives," said Adrian Orr, chief executive of the NZ Super Fund. "By pooling their capital and capability, these six iwi have been able to access a sizeable, highly ...

CCA final report reveals future policy shock for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... and planning for deeper cuts now and "appropriate trajectory" reductions into the future, said Nathan Fabian, chief executive at IGCC. That task of achieving 40-60% reductions will be made more costly if emissions reductions policies are pushed off to ...