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AXA IM to launch second impact investing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... connected to social outcomes." The first fund focused on a mix of themes investing in healthcare, financial inclusion and education, while the second fund will place environmental solutions connected to social outcomes as the key theme. The fund will ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... land governance factors into investment, member engagement, product innovation, ethics and financial advice, financial education and advice, digital innovation, financial management and performance, governance and risk management, policy and regulatory ...

ASrIA to merge with Principles for Responsible Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... organisations have worked together, co-hosted events, developed joint publications and policy responses, and provided education and training through the PRI Academy. ASrIA is the exclusive Asian partner of PRI Academy. "Being part of an international ...

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... Parsons and Telstra as companies that have been early adopters, and Vince Murdoch, a board advisor who has designed education modules for the Australian Institute of Corporate Directors, also pointed to BHP Billiton as another example. "One exemplar ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, Suncorp launch insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... charged a bank fee." Many of the potential client base are people who have never had an insurance policy before, making education an essential part of the process when explaining the Essentials by AAI product. Essentials by AAI is the culmination of ...

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... that the two highest performing sectors in Australia, in terms of a wide range of carbon mitigation activities, were education/training and government. Trade unions have played a role in this area in the education/training and government sectors, but ...

ASX companies report shared value strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... part of the survey, companies were asked to identify the social issues they focused on. Respondents cited employment, education, homelessness, disability, health and indigenous disadvantage, but there was no clear relationship between the sector that ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... operating officer at SVA. "We're working with an expert reference group at the moment, and partnering with the state education systems," Metcalf said. "The resources are available now, and we are working to develop more evidence for the Australian education ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... release its 2015 Boardroom Diversity Index (BDI), which analyses the gender balance on boards across sectors including education, listed companies, not-for-profits, sporting boards and other entities. According to the BDI, the superannuation sector ...

Companies, investors cite overlapping materiality: GRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... society at 13% and product responsibility at 11$%. The most frequently reported issue was community, with training and education and product and service labeling also mentioned. For their part, RobecoSAM identified 13 financially material sustainability ...