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VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
VicSuper is conducting research with its members to see if there is potential demand for an investment option that addresses climate change by either divesting from fossil fuels and carbon intensive companies, or favouring companies that are actively ...

CDSB launches expanded reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... 'what' of environmental reporting to the 'how' of linking that data to an assessment of risk and strategy and thereby to the impact on financial performance." See Also: CDSB publishes final draft of expanded framework

Climate change impacts on investments "inevitable": Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Climate change will have an inevitable impact on investment returns, and investors need to factor it into their risk modelling as they would other factors, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer ...

ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... "One of the real challenges in Vietnam is water leakage from their pipes, and unregulated use of water. That's a major impact environmentally, economically and from a sustainability point of view as well. We can take the work that Australia has done ...

Expert panel discusses CSR practices in action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... perspective of patient capital, you're wanting better risk adjusted returns over the long term," MacLeod said. "The biggest impact you can have on that on that is the level of risk you have." MacLeod noted that, as an example, social licence to operate ...

GRESB issues real estate green bond guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has released Green Bond Guidelines for the Real Estate Sector. The Green Bond Guidelines complement the Green Bond Principles with sector-specific guidance for origination or investment in green ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Corporate sustainability officers have an increased sense of optimism that corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices are driving innovation and impacting on environmental, social and economic challenges, according to the Australian Centre for ...

NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... think about how things will need to be done differently in the future. The vast majority aren't thinking about it at all." Impact investment is one area that is coming for increasing attention as a means to accomplish the goal of building a sustainable ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... conducting materiality reviews. A materiality review is the process by which an organisation identifies the ESG issues that can impact operations, both in terms of risks and opportunities. The materiality review is central to sustainability standards ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... that," Mooney said. "We will also make sure that the organisations we choose to work with will understand the importance of impact and that we share the aim of enabling economic mobility and track the degree to which each of the provider organisations ...