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Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... investment, meaning that they had demonstrable results across at least four of the five pillars in at least one asset class: Australian Ethical Super, AustralianSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, First State Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, Mercer Super ...

Julia Leske appointed new chief executive officer of CAER

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... methodologies." Leske joined CAER in 2007. She has as masters in Environmental Management and Development from the Australian National University, and a combined Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration/European Studies and Sustainable Development from ...

New Forests launches third Australia New Zealand forestry fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
New Forests has launched a third investment fund comprised of Australian and New Zealand Forestry investment. David Brand, New Forests CEO The AU$660 million Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 3 (ANZFF3) will invest in a diversified portfolio of hardwood ...

EY issues call to action to companies over social license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
EY has challenged Australian companies to take a hard look at whether they are maintaining their social license to operate or if they are running a "corporate trust deficit." Matthew Bell, EY Oceania climate change and sustainability leader EY recently ...

CEFC identifies Australian states with best incentives for bioenergy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has identified New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as having policies that create an incentive for the deployment of energy from waste and bioenergy projects. ...

Cash Converters to pay more than $12 million after ASIC investigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Converters will refund AU$10.8 million to consumers and has paid an AU$1.35 million penalty after an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ASIC agreed to accept an enforceable ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
Australian and New Zealand infrastructure assets have performed strongly in the inaugural GRESB Infrastructure Assessment for 2016. The inaugural GRESB Infrastructure Assessment has found that infrastructure fund entities' performance is "overall strong" ...

IGCC hails Australian ratification of Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian government has ratified the Paris Agreement, a move welcomed by investors. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) said that the Paris Agreement sent a "huge market signal" to investors that carbon risk is a financial ...

Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... dollar value of impact investments, according to research from Impact Investing Australia. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact Investing Australia Impact Investing Australia recently launched Benchmarking ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... CEO Statement of Support for the Sustainable Development Goals. The statement was an initiative resulting from the Australian SDGs Summit in Sydney in September. The 33 CEOs that signed the letter, including the CEOs of the big four Australian banks ...