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GRI publishes linkage document for EU ESG directive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has released a guidance document that sets out the links between the GRI G4 guidelines and a new European Union directive that mandates companies to report on non-financial sustainability issues. Under legislation ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... fund medium to long-term development programs, as well as shorter term bursaries. Given the current standoff in higher education funding, the management of climate change risk is critical to ensuring the fiscal health of Australia's universities through ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... social infrastructure of Australia?" Part of the process of having this dialogue with superannuation funds will entail education, he added. "Firstly, we need to educate members on what is patient capital. What is the difference between short term returns ...

The GIIN launches impact investing training programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... increase the scale and effectiveness of impact investing through building infrastructure and support of activities, education and research to accelerate the development of the impact investing industry. See Also: Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase ...

AXA IM to offer impact investing fund of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... funds has been allocated to the strategy in 2014. The fund of fund approach focuses on sectors including healthcare, education and finance, Matt Christensen, global head of responsible investment at AXA IM, previously said. "While the impact investing ...

Interest in green, social bonds continuing: JPMorgan Chase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... social benefit bonds. Ceci pointed to the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has developed EYE Bonds, which finance education, youth and employment programs in developing countries, as one example of new issuance by a multilateral bank. "I've been ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability report, disclosing its environmental and social performance and the impact of its sustainability research and education. The university disclosed its performance around waste, water and energy, as well as its performance as community institution. ...

SEFA finances three social enterprise projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... that local connectivity." SEFA was founded years ago and is one of three fund managers selected by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) to administer the AU$20m Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund (SEDIF). ...

Advisory Board's bold strategy to increase impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... variety of hard and soft approaches to increasing the impact investing market such as regulatory approaches and increased education to both investors and social enterprises. The issues are attracting wider attention in the Australian public - the Financial ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental upgrades to buildings, in the absolute term s, and b.) the second stage - how you finance it. It is a market education process." As the state of Victoria considers expanding EUA legislation throughout the state, and the state of South Australia ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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