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Impact Investing Australia launches guide to define social costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Investing and Impact Investing Australia A practical guide to understanding social costs: Developing the evidence base for informed social impact investment gives practical tools to help the social services sector to identify costs, patterns of need ...

Investors look at corporate governance metrics: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... so they're going overseas into developed, developing and frontier markets. So they're saying, can we start making some informed discussions about breaking benchmark up, these are the smart companies we're focusing on. You end up investing in interesting ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... to be a responsible owner of the companies we invest in. "Our ESG policy dictates that we follow a rigorous process, informed by advice from our internal investment team and external engagement service providers. In divesting from the company, our priority ...

CDP, ClientEarth, CDSB in plea to UK's FRC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... does not single out any one company. "It's essential that this information is disclosed to investors so they can make informed decisions about the companies they invest in," said David Cooke, a lawyer who works at ClientEarth. " Without this information ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... Social Ventures Australia (SVA) to develop a teaching and learning toolkit to "enable and support a culture of evidence-informed practice" in Australian schools. Susan Metcalf, chief operating officer, Social Ventures Australia The Australian Teaching ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... they're feeling about climate change, what they would like from their superannuation investment, so we could make an informed decision about where we go next," Simpson said. "We have discussed this at the CEO, board and executive level, and anything ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... of natural capital risks, impacts and performance by companies will help our external investment managers to make more informed, balanced and longer term investment decisions." In addition to signing on to the NCD, VicSuper has been appointed vice-chair ...

GRESB launches real estate debt survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... collateral and borrower level, which GRESB notes are the "touch points" for a real estate lender. "Data is critical in making informed investment decisions and that data needs to be collected in a uniform manner," said Jennifer Young, principal at The ...

ASX200 ESG reporting improves, but laggards persist: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... out in company reporting," Davidson said. "As investors, what our members are looking for is enough information to make informed decisions." ACSI will remind companies of the ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines when engaging with companies, particularly ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... sustainability reports, how many of them do we think have the adequate disclosure that would meet the expectations of an informed, engaged investor? To what extent is it clear that my investment in your company could be impacted by risks from a social ...