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PRI finds limited disclosure of fracking activity, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Oil and gas producing and servicing companies provide "very limited" disclosure around risks and impacts of their hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activity, according to research commissioned by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Fiona ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... requires sign-off from the board of directors. There are differences in the ways that internal and external stakeholders impact on sustainability discussions and strategies between Australia and Latin America, said Piacenza. "There are fewer shareholder ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... currently holds AU$120 million in assets under management. It does not hold any international bond issuance, because of the impact of hedging out currency volatility, Macri said. "With international bonds, you'd want to hedge the currency, because the ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... green bonds - fixed income securities that raise capital to fund projects with specific environmental benefits like climate impact mitigation and/or adaptation. Last year, the HSBC Climate Change Centre of Excellence report, Bonds and Climate Change ...

Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... techniques to accommodate sensory learning difficulties in play sessions. SVA provided start-up funding through their Social Impact Fund. The loan was used to establish a play centre in Melbourne to provide a permanent site for activities and expand ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Transpacific Industries, UGL, Westpac and WorleyParsons. US-based analysts at investment manager Aperio Group ran models of the impact on a listed equities portfolio if tiers 1 and 2 were eliminated, as compared with the ASX200 benchmark. According to ...

Cbus Super to target suicide prevention initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... will be more successful." Cbus Super will also look to commission more targeted research that will quantify the financial impact of suicide on the fund as well as look at the impact on lost productivity on the worksite when a worker commits suicide ...

New national law for co-ops and mutuals to cut red tape

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... (BCCM). Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy of BCCM) CNL started this week in New South Wales and Victoria and will impact on more than 600 co-operatives in NSW and 640 co-operatives in Victoria would benefit from the new law, said Heidi Victoria ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... balancing investment, environmental activism and pragmatism. I think we've been able to balance the three issues." The impact on the Australian equities portfolio is minimal at this time - UCA Funds Management has invested in companies with natural gas ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... means to us and bring through the themes from Berlin into the inquiry." The CEOs will also have discuss themes such as impact investment and the contribution that credit unions, community banks and mutuals such as bankmecu can have on a country's economy ...

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Rio Tinto inks lithium deal as chief resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
Rio Tinto has formed a joint venture for a Chilean lithium project, just days before announcing its chief executive will depart.

Green moves: First Nations Foundation, Future Fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Phil Usher has stepped down from his role as chief executive of First Nations Foundation, while Future Fund has welcomed a new director of responsible investment.

Public sector pay gap revealed

ELIZA BAVIN
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency published the public sector gender pay gap data for the first time.

Record green bond issuance on the cards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
Green bond issuance is predicted to hit US$600 billion this year.

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