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Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - The Highlights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... opportunities are equally great. The panel's insights provoked lively discussion among the audience, with topics covering consumer demand for product and the strong demand for more choice in funds and options, how to measure and account for impact, the ...

Video: Ethical and Responsible Investing in the 21st Century: Don't look back now - Full Discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... opportunities are equally great. The panel's insights provoked lively discussion among the audience, with topics covering consumer demand for product and the strong demand for more choice in funds and options, how to measure and account for impact, the ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
A majority of companies that manufacture consumer products are not considering potentially hazardous ingredient responsibility and its relationship to company sustainability, according to research from the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at ...

40% of ASX200 fall short of the carbon reduction requirements: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018  |  NEWS
... sectors that faced the greatest exposure to carbon related regulatory penalties were utilities, energy, health care and consumer staples. Conversely, the sectors with the least burden across all regulatory scenarios were the consumer discretionary, telecommunication ...

Australian Ethical reports AUM of $2.82 billion in full year results

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has reported underlying profit after-tax for the 2017-2018 financial year rose 18% to $5.0 million, driven by strong member growth, strong inflows and positive investment performance. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance Roadmaps." Signatories to the statement have committed to convene finance, government, civil society and consumer bodies to kickstart the process to develop Sustainable Finance Roadmaps for Australia and New Zealand "Investors have ...

CEFC commits $35 million to finance expansion of intelliHUB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $35 million of debt finance towards the expansion of a smart meter technology venture. CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth and intelliHUB CEO Adrian Clark (photo supplied by CEFC) The debt finance will go ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... framework, built on a comprehensive review of existing international standards and guidelines from organisations such as The Consumer Goods Forum, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and the International Standards Organization (ISO). ISF piloted a draft ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... framework, built on a comprehensive review of existing international standards and guidelines from organisations such as The Consumer Goods Forum, the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and the International Standards Organization (ISO). The framework was ...

Listed franchise companies facing structural reform risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... that comes from four issues: "(1) Franchisees are deemed neither fully-fledged businesses nor Business Consumers under consumer law; they are in a regulatory no-man's land; (2) Duties to act in good faith and unconscionable conduct protections appear ...