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SVA: Newpin social benefit bond returns 7.5% in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... coming weeks," SVA said. "During the first year, 28 children were successfully returned to their families, and 10 families at risk were assisted to prevent their children from being put into care." The experience of the first year of the bond and the ...

JBWere: private ancillary funds increase in size, distributions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... said. The average PAF has assets of $3 million, JBWere said. The asset allocation of PAFs tends to mirror the attitudes to risk of the founder or trustee of the PAF, and can also be quite conservative, said Knowles. "People come in with their own views ...

Australian Forestry Standard releases supply chain standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... illegal logging due diligence test comes into effect from November 2014, and it "requires businesses to assess and manage the risk of importing or processing illegally logged timber, or face prosecution and heavy fines," AFS said. "Businesses must comply ...

CDSB consultation finds broad support for framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... version of an expanded reporting framework, which includes more information on natural capital calculations such as forest risk commodities and water. CDSB put the drafts out for consultation, and also issued separate papers on carbon asset stranding ...

Net Balance: sustainability assurance increase in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... As part of that package, ASX included Recommendation 7.4 to Principle 7, covering how listed boards recognise and manage risk. Recommendation 7.4 says "[a] listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to economic, environmental ...

AGL installs first solar panels at Nyngan solar plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... information from the projects we fund is a core element of ARENA's philosophy. It serves to build investor confidence and reduce risk, thereby bringing down costs of future projects and helping deliver more energy options for Australia." See Also: AGL ...

PRI to target water risk in agricultural supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Investment (PRI) has opened a new initiative and will focus on engaging with 54 companies around the world that have water risk exposure in their agricultural supply chain. Fiona Reynolds, UN PRI managing director The agriculture sector is the heaviest ...

Oncologist leads drive for tobacco stock divestment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... factors." In addition to the health impacts of consumption of tobacco products, King's presentation focuses on other risks - the risk of additional regulation in developing countries, such as a recent move by the Philippines to increase their tax on ...

JANA: Majority of fixed income managers consider ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... in the governance of the issuer, then you can't have a lot of faith in how they're handling the E and the S parts of the risk as well." Governance is seen as the most important factor influencing fixed income returns - 93% said they agreed or strongly ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the direct infrastructure division Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will establish the country's first unlisted clean energy direct infrastructure fund. Meg McDonald, chief operating ...