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UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... balancing investment, environmental activism and pragmatism. I think we've been able to balance the three issues." The impact on the Australian equities portfolio is minimal at this time - UCA Funds Management has invested in companies with natural gas ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... means to us and bring through the themes from Berlin into the inquiry." The CEOs will also have discuss themes such as impact investment and the contribution that credit unions, community banks and mutuals such as bankmecu can have on a country's economy ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... industrial sector and the company, the relative weights of environmental, social and governance factors can differ in their impact on value. "In some sectors, environmental is very important, but in other sectors, it's clear that the E in ESG is not ...

CDSB expands natural capital in new reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
( Ed. note: This article is updated throughout with comment from Lois Cuthrie, CDSB executive director) The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) has expanded its reporting framework to include more information on natural capital calculations - ...

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... factors into the investment process. Institutional investors are becoming increasingly aware of the potential risk and value impact of ESG factors. Integrating ESG into the investment process is also the guiding principle behind the UN Principles for ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian social enterprise and impact investment sectors are growing, but the process of building a pipeline of sustainable social enterprises that are developed enough to attract debt and equity financing is still painstaking. There is still ...

Social Ventures Australia hires Jenna Palumbo for WA role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... director. She has experience in finance and management and has worked with "a number of pioneering organisations in the impact investment space," SVA said. SVA plays a key role in managing Western Australia's AU$10 million Social Enterprise Fund and ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. The department commissioned a study by Arup in 2012 to assess the potential impact of BUF legislation in South Australia. "According to the report, other council areas with significant numbers of commercial ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Black, managing director of the Australiana Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). "For most industries, the impact on the supply chain is from the indirect suppliers.... The tipping point in a sustainable supply chain is going to be G4 ...

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Relations (DEEWR), have launched a company that will consult and collaborate in initiatives to build the capacity of the impact investing sector in Australia. Sandy Blackburn-Wright, IMPACT Investing Australia Blackburn-Wright and Addis have opened their ...