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Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Responsible investment assets reached AU$630 billion in assets, while core responsible investment assets reached AU$31.6 billion in 2014, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) benchmark report. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... a thing where trustees can consider whether for their particular membership, they need to take fundamental changes in the core portfolio that allow for their trustees to meet their fiduciary obligations to think through what lays ahead and what's going ...

Climate Bonds Initiative gain insurance body partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... economy," said Butch Bacani, programme leader, the UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative. " Beyond its core expertise of identifying, assessing and reducing risks and providing financial protection, the insurance industry is one of ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... discussed this at the CEO, board and executive level, and anything we do will be very well thought out, aligned with our core strategy, and meeting member needs." This consideration of a climate-specific investment option is part of a larger climate ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... able to take the organisation with you but also lead the organisation into deeper considerations of its role in society is a core skillset for a CSO." Other priorities included reducing negative environmental impacts and waste reduction and recycling ...

Materiality reviews a source of strategic value: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Companies that are performing materiality reviews should work to connect environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to core business strategy, according to the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). Leeora Black, managing ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance receives $33m federal funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... negotiate with the government on what those aims should be," Mooney said. "Really, this gives us the opportunity to invest in the core aim of increasing economic mobility. We're going to be able to try different things, work in different ways, and to ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... the asset owners, including elements like providing guidance to its fund managers; putting a climate risk overlay on their core portfolio; underweighting carbon-intensive stocks and sectors; and using divestment and negative screens in certain sectors ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... CDP "A" performance band. "We launched the Aiming for A initiative in 2012, having spent much of 2011 and 2012 building the core coalition," said Helen Wildsmith, head of ethical and responsible investment at CCLA, and founder of Aiming for A. "We did ...

Global sustainable investments rise to US$21.4tr: GSIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Zealand had AU$153 billion in funds under management in broad responsible investments in 2013, while funds under management in core responsible investment were just over AU$25 billion, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia's ...