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ACSI supports "if not, why not" reporting for Modern Slavery requirement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... the if not, why not pathway. "Australian companies lag behind their global peers when it comes to the disclosure and management of slavery risks," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "A reliance on voluntary self-reporting has not led to the level of transparency ...

Russell Investments launches Low Carbon Global Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... in 91 stocks that make up 5.9% of the index, Harwood said The fund currently has around $360 million in assets under management, including commitments from GuildSuper, Child Care Super and GuildPension. "Being a global equity universe, there's not limitations ...

Responsible Investment Certification Program certifies BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... "true to label" ethical investment option for investors, Vynokursaid. ETHI currently has $100 million in funds under management. "We have seen strong uptake in the ETHI fund since its launch; investors are increasingly more conscious of where their money ...

New Forests purchases timberland estate in northern California

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... and we thought the next logical transition for the program was to look at combining or blending skills in forestry management with forestry offset." Following the acquisition of two other California forestry estates in 2016 and 2017, the Shasta Cascade ...

WBCSD survey finds continued progress in quantity, quality of sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... WBCSDS is doing with [The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission] COSO on enterprise risk management. " These findings come as companies increasingly integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and look ahead to reporting ...

IGCC annual conference discusses managing climate change risk, solutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... investments in BHP Billiton, Wesfarmers and Rio Tinto, they are "highly engaged in companies regarding climate risk management on both a transition and a resilience perspective." UniSuper also has two defined sustainable investment options for superannuation ...

Christian Super hires Ross Piper as new chief executive officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... World Vision Australia, where he was chief operating officer. He has more than 25 years' experience in leadership and management roles across the finance and not-for profit sectors, including head of corporate risk at Macquarie Group and senior director ...

CEFC, Right Click Capital invest in Redback Technologies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... development and integration "of innovative smart software and hardware technologies to optimise the generation, storage and management of solar energy for households and businesses," CEFC said. Redback's System uses machine learning to predict solar ...

Woolworths facing shareholder resolution asking for human rights supply chain disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... end up on this companies' shelves." "The methodology only measures disclosures around processes for human rights risk management," said Brynn O'Brien, executive director, ACCR. "It measures board level commitment, all the way through to the human rights ...

CEFC commits $98 million in finance to Victoria's Bannerton Solar Park

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... Foresight Solar Fund Limited (FSFL), with a 48.5% stake in the project, Korean government-owned Korean Infrastructure Asset Management Company KIAMCO, with a 48.5% stake and Korea's Hanwha Energy with a 3% stake. The Bannerton Solar Park is being built ...