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NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... returns," according to NZ Super. "There is strong empirical evidence to support responsible investment as a way to control risk and a source of investment opportunities," he said. "We believe it is material to long-term financial returns." NZ Super's ...

Family businesses using impact investment in philanthropy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... seeking to deliver financial returns that enhance and leverage philanthropic activities, while diversifying and changing the risk profile of the business's, said Christopher Thorn, EY impact investment, social finance and philanthropy leader. "An example ...

TH Real Estate hires Abigail Dean as head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... the sustainability strategy for the business. This will include working across TH Real Estate's business to minimise the risk of accelerated depreciation and early obsolescence within the firm's portfolio of real estate assets, the investment manager ...

Regnan reports results of 2015/2016 engagements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
Engagement and ESG research specialist Regnan had 90 engagements with 42 ASX-listed companies during the 2015/2016 financial year. Amanda Wilson, managing director, Regnan Regnan has published its annual report, detailing its activities and impacts ...

BlackRock presses case for better ESG disclosures for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... much policy and regulation as you want, unless there's enforcement it becomes completely useless and it just adds to the risk profile of a company where actions can take place that won't result in enforcement," she said. Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... cars off the road or saving approximately 2.7 million tons of greenhouse gas. At the same time we expect to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns for key clients by developing a pipeline of large scale renewable energy generation in Australia. The Federal ...

Companies, CEOs, chairs seen as unethical: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... unethical behaviour can feed into judgements about a company's value and the value of its management therein, which is a risk that companies and corporate leaders must take into consideration. There is a connection between ethics, governance, corporate ...

NAB finances third NSW social impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... the community, NAB said. They also provide support for people with "complex and multiple issues who are either in or are at risk of entering the criminal justice system," NAB said. arbias is a not-for-profit that provides specialist services for people ...

Natural Capital Protocol launched worldwide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... going to provide guidance to companies so they can measure their dependence and impact on nature and raw materials to manage risk as well as explore ways where there might be a revenue stream." More than 38 organisations formed the Protocol's core development ...

Responsible investment AUM tops AU$630 billion: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... said Simon O'Connor, chief executive of RIAA. "That has been a quiet evolution from the institutions' understanding that ESG risk is a real risk on valuation. That case is ever-stronger each year. Companies such as VW, some of the financial services ...