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Willis Towers Watsons joins Climate Bonds Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson has joined the Climate Bonds Initiative's Climate Bonds Partners Program. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative The Climate Bonds Partners Program is designed to support the development of the global market for climate and ...

Governance Institute hires new national director of education and training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018  |  NEWS
Governance Institute of Australia has hired Mark Wilbourn as national director of education and training. In that role, Wilbourn will be responsible for member-facing and client-centric professional education and training offerings. "We are delighted ...

Victorian government launches first social impact bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The Victorian government has launched the state's first social impact bond (SIB), aimed at reducing chronic homelessness. Minster for Housing, Disability and Ageing Martin Foley The Andrews Labor government has this week launched the J2SI SIB, which ...

New Forests to sell carbon credits via Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
New Forests' Tasmanian portfolio company Forico and CO2 Australia will sell carbon credits to the Australian government via the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF). David Brand, New Forests CEO The federal government recently approved a plantation forestry ...

SVA Diversified Impact Fund receives more than $10m in funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Social Ventures Australia's recently launched SVA Diversified Impact Fund has reached first close ahead of its end-of-year deadline, and has received commitments exceeding its $10 million minimum size. Alex Oppes, director, impact investing at SVA The ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Dexus has completed the first round of equity raising for the environmentally sustainable Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund (HWPF). HWPF is an Australian-first portfolio of hospital and healthcare assets with an environmentally sustainable focus. HWPF ...

High to severe ESG incidents affect market capitalisation: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
High to severe environmental, social or governance (ESG) incidents are associated with a 6% average decline in market capitalisation for affected companies over a short-term period, according to a new report by Sustainalytics. Martin Vezer, senior associate ...

NZ Super to exclude companies in recreational cannabis industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The NZ$37 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has opted to exclude companies involved in the recreational cannabis industry, the fund has announced. NZ Super specified that the exclusion is just for recreational cannabis, while companies involved ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs large-scale solar developments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has financed two more large-scale solar developments, meaning that their total investments have helped accelerate the delivery of more than 1GW of additional solar energy across 20 projects. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean ...

Moving towards an Australian Modern Slavery Act: what does it mean for business?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this article from Katherine Christ of the University of South Australia and Roger Burritt of the Australian National University Dr Katherine Christ and Professor Roger Burritt Roger Burritt, ANU ...