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Australian Ethical sees further growth for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... year. Australian Ethical reported net inflows of $660, an increase of 100% in the last financial year, as well as a net profit after tax of $9.5 million, an increase of 46%, while underlying profit after tax (UPAT) was $9.3 million (up 42%). Total funds ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) for her services. She has held a variety of other business and not for profit positions over her business life and, in recognition of her career, was named the 2013 Telstra Australian Businesswoman ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... advantage, network resilience, and raw material supply security and continuity. Brambles recently announced underlying profit growth of US$795 million for the 2019/2020 financial year, a 4% increase over the previous year that includes a 3 percentage ...

Investing in healthcare yields financial, social returns: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Strong gains in healthcare stocks mean not only financial return, but also returns linked to positive impacts aligned to the Sustainable Development Goals, according to global fund manager American Century Investments. The American Century Health Care ...

Heritage Bank enacts environmental, social, governance policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Mutual Heritage Bank has enacted an environmental, social and governance position statement that codify the bank's practice around sustainability issues, as well as opens the door to further products and services aligned with an ESG approach. Peter ...

Christian Super appoints Mark Rider as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... full-time employment with Brightlight - a specialist impact investment firm headquartered in Sydney. Christian Super is a profit-to-members superannuation fund with over 28,000 members and $1.6 billion in funds under management, which are ethically invested ...

ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies lack tax transparency: PWYP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
ASX-listed mining, gas and oil companies are "falling behind key transparency measures" on disclosing payments to governments in countries in which they operate, according to new research from Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Australia. Robyn Parkin, sustainability ...

Sefa to increase financing to social enterprises and build resilience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investor Social Enterprise Finance Australia (Sefa) expects to increase the number of social enterprises it can finance as a result of participating in the federal government's Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Guarantee Scheme. Hanna ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
A new research project led by Developing East Arnhem Limited (DEAL) is investigating potential commercial Indigenous forestry and support traditional owners to "facilitate a sustainable forest-based livelihood." Workers at the Gumatj Aboriginal Corporation ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In a move to assist companies in reporting on the impacts of COVID-19, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia have published a joint guidance on disclosure and ...