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Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... is useful, informative, and engaging to our clients about our thinking." The report notes that opportunities exist in Australia to simplify and increase transparency and disclosure through impending regulation that will mandate all superannuation funds ...

Mercer hires Yolanda Beattie as practice leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Mercer has hired Yolanda Beattie as diversity and inclusion practice leader. Yolanda Beattie, diversity and inclusion practice leader, Mercer Beattie comes to Mercer from the Australian government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), where she ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Companies considering making political donations should have policies on the process for making donations and consider the complex regulatory environment as well as potential reputational risks, according to the Governance Institute. Judith Fox, director ...

Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Nordea Asset Management has joined the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB) as the initiative works to publish its first pilot benchmark this year. CHRB has developed draft indicators that will be used to rank companies on their human rights performance. ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Lord Mayor Robert Doyle (photo courtesy City of Melbourne) The installation of a 59.4kW system at 101 Collins Street is Australia's highest commercial solar panel system, while the owners of the 149-apartment Hero Building on Russell Street have installed ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... means in a corporate environment will see organisations continue to embed sustainability with corporate strategy in Australia. Sustainability experts tell The Sustainability Report that environmental and human rights concerns will feature highly on the ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Fund manager Australian Ethical Investment funds under management grew by 13% in the fourth quarter of 2015, off the back of investment returns and net inflows. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical reported ...

Six Australian companies get gold in RobecoSAM yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... companies were assessed in the yearbook. Qantas Airways, Stockland, Tabcorp, Westpac Banking, ANZ Bank, and National Australia Bank all received gold medals. RobecoSAM noted that 2'126 companies from 42 countries were assessed on their performance in ...

AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
AGL has officially opened its Nyngan and Broken Hill solar plants - Australia's largest utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants. AGL's Broken Hill Solar Plant (photo courtesy AGL) The Nyngan plant became operational in July 2015 and Broken ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... AU$30 million Social Impact Investment Trust. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia HESTA has allocated AU$6.7 million to Horizon Housing, a community housing provider in Queensland. This investment will see ...