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Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... three to five years ahead in terms of what you're trying to achieve with sustainability reporting. Thinking about material impact information to stakeholders and material risks is also very important." National Australia Bank (NAB) engages in a two to ...

AXA IM develops impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is currently developing an impact investment fund of funds strategy, a response to growing client interest to invest into the space. Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment, AXA IM AXA IM has allocated ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... organisation with not-unlimited funds, ACSI has to chose its focus for engagement based on where the feel they can make the most impact, with the possible risk that they can be "blindsided" when other issues arise. Murphy pointed again to the Oxfam report ...

UCA Funds Management names fossil fuel exclusion stocks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... AGL Energy, Origin Energy, Santos and Wesfarmers will remain investible despite having exposures to coal seam gas. The impact on the Australian equities portfolio is minimal at this time - UCA Funds Management has invested in companies with natural gas ...

ASX companies lag global peers in disclosing water risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... the Australian Water Accounting Standards, which call for third-party verification of reported figures, might positively impact on this. "Generally, ESG data is valued by investors like financial data when it's been independently verified by a third ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives more state funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... evaluation to examine the social and economic value of Good Money. We believe this evaluation will demonstrate the reach and impact of the program, helping us to build a robust case for long-term investment by the corporate and government sectors." Good ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... The annual Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia report, commissioned by NAB and conducted by the Centre for Social Impact, has been released. Financial exclusion is defined as not having access to a moderate amount of credit, a basic transaction ...

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 ...

J.P. Morgan, GIIN report uptick in impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
The world's largest impact investors say they expect to commit US$12.7 billion to impact investments in 2014, a 19% increase over 2013, according to a survey conducted by.P. Morgan and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). T he J.P. Morgan/GIIN ...

CEC analyses impact of removing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... the Clean Energy Council (CEC). The CEC commissioned a study from energy market experts ROMA Consulting to examine the impact of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) under several scenarios - an increased target, a scenario where the policy was removed ...