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ANZ, NAB join initiative to pilot Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
ANZ, National Australia Bank and 9 other global banks have committed to piloting the Task force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)'s guidelines as well as committing to jointly develop "analytical tools and indicators to strengthen assessments ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has published its 10 th annual Corporate Sustainability Reporting in Australia: 2017, which assesses the degree to which listed companies are reporting on sustainability information. This year, ACSI included ...

Regnan hires Pauline Vamos as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... executive officer. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Regnan Vamos is the former CEO of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Regnan is a leading provider of ESG research and engagement services. Vamos has more than 25 years' experience in the ...

Mirvac launches first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... in recognising the importance of the original custodians of the land, and how our business is intrinsically linked to Australia's First Peoples, whether it's through customers, communities, partners or our employees," she said. "For Mirvac the RAP has ...

Parametric explores integration of responsible investing in peer-constrained world

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... because of peer-risk concerns." Parametric's global director of responsible investing, Jennifer Sireklove, was recently in Australia, and spoke of the aims of the paper and the ways in which Parametric implements responsible investment strategies for ...

Local Government Super appoints Katherine O'Regan as board chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed Katherine O'Regan as its first female chair to the board. O'Regan is an existing director, and "extensive experience in local government, financial services and board engagement," LGS said. O'Regan has previously ...

Pengana selects WHEB Asset Management to manage Hunter Hall Global Deep Green Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... accomplish their objectives, and there are even funds that provide elements of a positive screen, but there isn't a fund in Australia that we could find that approaches the issues of positive screen, sustainable investment, as directly and comprehensively ...

Nuveen launches two new ESG exchange traded funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Exchange, Inc. Amy O'Brien, managing director and head of Responsible Investment at TIAA Investments, was recently in Australia and explained the approach that Nuveen and the thinking behind launching ESG ETFs. Nuveen currently offers seven ESG ETFs ...

Social Ventures Australia launches $7 million Resolve Social Benefit Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has gathered $7 million in capital to fund a social benefit bond to fund a program addressing mental health services. Elyse Sainty, SVA director impact investing The Resolve Social Benefit Bond (Resolve SBB) will fund ...

VicSuper joins Financial Inclusion Action Plan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... according to the partnership group. The first 12 organisations - known as trailblazers - included AnglicareSA, ANZ, Bank Australia, BaptistCare, Commonwealth Bank, EnergyAustralia, HESTA, NAB, the Queensland state government, Suncorp, Swinburne University ...