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Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... enough experience in Australia - or even globally - to really establish a sense of best practice in design and implementation of social benefit bonds, the experience of the two NSW bonds have contributed to the body of learning that Queensland can pick ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... still think there are some significant pockets of sophisticated investors that are at the policy creation, policy implementation stage for both strategies. There has been a significant move away from fundamental activity towards passive, and that doesn't ...

VicSuper exploring developing climate change fund option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... board. VicSuper's intention is to "have a public position on climate change that is consistent with investment implementation activities and backed up with transparent reporting on progress," according to a statement by the fund. VicSuper also decided ...

Carbon Trade Exchange sells EU arm to EEM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... his role at CTX, Velasquez will be responsible for the global sales team, advising clients on the development and implementation of carbon offset strategies, and managing key client relationships. As a result of Velasquez's hire, CTX will also open a ...

PRI hires Nathan Fabian as policy director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... new role in London on 30 June. As director of policy, Fabian will be responsible for the further development and implementation of PRI's policy work stream, and will support PRI signatories in identifying and overcoming "barriers that currently prevent ...

ASrIA launches private equity ESG initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... investments. As a consequence, PE firms in Asia are giving greater consideration to matters such as the design and implementation of ESG policies, due diligence and oversight, ESG reporting processes and building internal ESG understanding and capacity." ...

Local Government Super top AODP index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... credit in the ratings methodology for general policy commitments that in reality had no evidence of execution or implementation," the report said. "With no meaningful points for transparency, some of these asset owners actually lost points from last ...

Companies consider implications of new ASX principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... expanded reporting recommendations have prompted concerns that smaller listed companies may have challenges with implementation given smaller staff. Deloitte and the Group of 100 have released a guide to provide an overview of key changes to Principle ...

School for Social Entrepreneurs holds NDIS training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... (SSE) has launched an accelerator program to educate social enterprises for the changes that will come with the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). NDIS is being implemented across Australia, and SSE's Accelerator program ...

Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Copenhagen we have set the very ambitious goal of being 100% carbon neutral by 2025 and we are well underway with our implementation," said Frank Jensen, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen. "By sharing our best ideas and solutions with other leading cities, we ...