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Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... measurements still need to be refined - metrics being used globally and in Australia "do not yet correlate neatly to the major global taxonomies, including IRIS." The report developed apex impact measures as a reference point, which Impact Investing ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Report reached out to NAB as well but was unable to speak with them before deadline. On the 7 th of September, The Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) released the CEO Statement of Support for the Sustainable Development Goals. The ...

NZ Super adopts new climate change investment risk strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... companies ones most exposed on reserves," O'Connor said. "That is a good place to start." The strategy was built using global best practice -the fund studied climate change strategies at other institutional investors including AP4 and PGGM, applied the ...

Fast fashion industry facing sustainability "inflection point": Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... of ESG research, recently returned from a field trip to China where he conducted on-the ground research to look at the global garment industry's supply chain risks, factory standards, productivity and sustainability, as well as assessed impacts of potential ...

Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership to offer director program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL) is offering a non-executive director programme for the first time in Melbourne next year, as an extension of its sustainability training programmes for corporate executives. Terence ...

BHP Billiton ESG downgrade prompts asset owner questions: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... cases, the investment strategies are excluding red flagged companies, and excluding companies that fail [United Nations] Global Compact compliance," Salvatico said. "In our research, we're mapping across the controversies to the Global Compact. So there's ...

Oliver Yates to step down as Clean Energy Finance Corporation CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... team of specialists, with the strong support of the clean energy sector. With the Paris agreement to limit the rise in global temperatures to below two degrees Celsius becoming binding, Australia's clean energy investment market will continue to accelerate ...

Corporate governance, quality linked as investment factors: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... adjusted return on equities, according to Northern Trust Asset Management. Michael Hunstad, head of quantitative research global equity management, Northern Trust Northern Trust uses their proprietary proprietary Northern Trust Quality Score (NTQS) as ...

BNP Paribas to develop products around Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... Index. BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking has been licensed for the new equity index, which consists of 50 global companies with a "clear, positive net impact on sustainable development linked to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
A global network of institutional investors, including the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) has published a guide outlining investor expectations regarding the automotive sector and climate change risks and adaptation. Emma Herd, CEO, IGCC Investor ...