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Investor Profile: Five Oceans Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... an analyst looks at the stock, they look within the three broad headings and identify any ESG issues that we feel will impact the risk/return profile of the stock. We don't necessarily exclude a company if it comes up poorly in one of those areas, if ...

SEFA selects Queensland social enterprise for first loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... SEDIF was established to improve social enterprises' access to finance to help them grow their business and increase the impact of their work in their communities and matches private investment. See Also: Social Impact Financing - Unlocking New Money ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Well, that was bad on the financial side as well, perhaps, but it raises the question of how does having bad governance impact long term on financials? We don't have a negative screen as such. We have an alpha weighting process that means that the better ...

Corporate sustainability commitments rise, CSR action lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... mechanism process (34%) or assess employee performance (31%), with far less utilizing operational guidance notes (22%) or impact assessments (12%)," the UN Global Compact said in the report summarising the survey. However, implementation rate for human ...

LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... countries are resilient to ESG macro themes including financial market instability, climate change, resource scarcity, and the impact of aging populations. In addition to managing its entire government bond portfolio with an ESG framework, the mandate ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Sydney headquarters to work in programs nearer to their jobs. "It gives us the chance to ask questions and observe the impact of poor policy and poor engagement," Blackburn-Wright said. "That's been an education for us as a bank. We started working in ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... can result in financial impacts such as advertising audience boycotts and reputational damage to media brands, but also impact on staff morale and attractiveness as a workplace. The report notes that the media sector is a "people's business" and hinges ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... and greenhouse gas (GHG) assessments, among other services, used research from the University of Sydney that models the impact of the carbon price for the services sector, such as the legal industry. The research concluded that the overall impact at ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... proposing doesn't enshrine that principle." Both ACSI and FSC object to the proposed changes, saying they can negatively impact existing institutional shareholders. "The Financial Services Council is concerned that the proposed changes to capital raisings ...

AusLSA to provide access to environmental measurement tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Legal Sector Alliance (AusLSA) has introduced an online platform allowing members to measure and report their environmental impact. AusLSA, an industry-led association promoting sustainable practices in the legal sector, has partnered with Greenstone ...