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City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... under National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) by Low Carbon Australia. "As part of our work we're delivering new waste management solutions, upgrading several of our council buildings by installing efficient heating, cooling and water systems and making ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Michael Walsh is the recently named executive director and CEO of UCA Funds Management, an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, which manages more than AU$800m in ethical portfolios on behalf of church bodies, other ...

GRESB hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... advising investors, investment managers and tenants on a wide range of sustainability-related subjects,, including energy management and sustainability risk management. She has worked extensively on tenant engagement issues including the implementation ...

Future Fund excludes tobacco producers from portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... assist future governments to meet the costs of public sector superannuation liabilities. It is also responsible for the management of several other government funds known as the Nation-building Funds - the AU$4.07 billion Education Investment Fund, the ...

Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... at using new models for the placement of the funds." Community Sector Banking has not as yet launched a formal asset management function or established formal relationships, but is discussing investing models with a range of organisations, he said. "Like ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... social and governance related issues, Halliday said. We're able to raise the other ESG issues - able to talk about management talent, succession planning, board independence, related party transactions, whatever is of concern to us or that we want more ...

Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... regulatory developments, capital raisings, accounting for complex transactions, due diligence, valuations, compliance, risk management, organisational structure and the operation of controls, Australian Ethical said. Greenhill is also a director, and ...

Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is embarking on a new three-year strategy to further drive integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment process and wider business. Will Oulton CFSGAM, known as ...

MSCI: using ESG ratings can improve portfolio returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... about the materiality of a company," Salvatico said. "MSCI ESG IVA company ratings evaluate a company's exposure and management of key ESG risks versus its sector peers. When thinking about the ESG ratings, there's definitely a focus on those companies ...

New industry body to promote women in financial services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... positions in the financial services sector has claimed that quotas are not necessary to increasing the diversity of senior management. Judith Beck Financial Executive Women (FEW) has recently launched with the mission of providing a supportive network ...