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SEFA selects Queensland social enterprise for first loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... there was a combination of good security, good mission and good entrepreneurship. Rickards said. "Secondly, there are management rights over the accommodation, and the property was being sold at an attractive price. Then, Three Sistas had a good business ...

ACSI may name companies with poor sustainability disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... a report to evaluate the relationship between good sustainability reporting and the broader quality of a company's management and governance. ASCI is also supporting the Report or Explain campaign that will be presented at the UN Conference on Sustainable ...

GRI Focal Point's local angle to sustainability disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... there yet," she said." The coalitions that GRI has joined include Aviva Investors and Colonial First State Global Asset Management. Locally, other groups are looking into the issue as well. Nathan Fabian, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... approach, incorporating managed volatility and fundamental analysis. We combine some quantitative models with investment management oversight to build a portfolio that's got low absolute risk and that's got high exposure to governments with positive ...

Corporate sustainability commitments rise, CSR action lags

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... signatories, and 49% of signatories reported that their sustainability commitments are developed or evaluated at the management board level. Of the four areas covered under the Global Compact's principles, companies are taking action on the environment ...

LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... but Hartnett cautions that two months is not a particularly long track record. More than AU$3bn of LGS's funds under management are invested in responsible investment strategies. See Also: Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds LGS audit ...

Pangolin Associates to partner with PKF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Energy and carbon management consultancy Pangolin Associates will partner with PKF, an accountancy and business advisory firm, to collaborate on the provision of climate change related services. Iain Smale Pangolin Associates and PKF have previously ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... committed to "retaining, developing and promoting Indigenous employees to leadership positions" with 20 Indigenous staff in management by 2014, and has committed to recruiting 100 Indigenous trainees and staff each year to 2014, said Mark Hand, ANZ managing ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... previous corresponding period - AU$284,115, as compared to AU$414,479 for the previous period. Average group funds under management decreased 2.6% - between 30 June 2011, group FUM decreased AU$41m due to market movement and AU$3m due to "net outflows". ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... individual energy efficiency projects, and has developed investment partnerships with National Australia Bank, Eureka Funds Management, Alleasing, Origin, Macquarie Bank, FlexiGroup, Melbourne City Council and City of Sydney.