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NFPs must align investments with mission: Koda Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Koda Capital. David Knowles, partner, head of philanthropy and social capital, Koda Capital In the past four years, Australian charities and other non-profits have seen their income drop by more than AU$880 million p.a. because of declining interest ...

LGS joins Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Local Government Super has joined the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC), becoming the third Australian institution to commit to the initiative. LGS CEO Peter Lambert PDC signatories commit to decarbonise their portfolios, and was co-founded ...

Teachers Mutual Bank win AB +F ESG award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions, such as fossil fuel exploration, extraction, production and use. The AB + F Awards are for the Australian retail financial services sector, and cover the industry across 18 award categories. The ESG criteria for the award include ...

Vote Your Pension platform calls for global member action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... said that they will look at putting a resolution to an Australia company. "Vote Your Pension will absolutely have an Australian company as its focus," he said. "Vote Your Pension is there now, and after the Chevron resolution is over, that information ...

Carbon Trade Exchange sells EU arm to EEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... value of the acquisition is undisclosed. Meanwhile, CTX will continue its strategic business focus in the American and Australian markets, Wright said. "The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a big focus for us," Wright said. "We're bringing on new ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... should work to connect environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to core business strategy, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Good Shepherd Microfinance and NAB also published results of research conducted by Newspoll, which found that 18.7% of Australian adults "rarely or never have any money left at the end of a pay cycle." People living in regional Australia are more likely ...

VicSuper signs on to Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
VicSuper has become signatory to the Natural Capital Declaration (NCD), the first Australian superannuation fund to do so. NCD is a global finance-led initiative convened by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP) and the UN Environment Programme Finance ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... parts of the Road to Paris climate leadership initiatives. Thus far, Westpac and Novion Property Group are the two Australian companies out of 96 globally that have committed to one or more of the initiatives. James Day, director Australia and New Zealand ...

LGS publicly discloses proxy voting intentions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... and is an important element of our ownership rights as long-term investors." LGS generally votes "in accordance" with Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and CGI Glass Lewis recommendations, but will vote against those recommendations ...