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New South Wales Treasury Corporation joins ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) has joined the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO TCorp is the financial and investment management provider for the NSW Government and manages more than $80 ...

Community Sector Banking recertified as B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... than 2,160 certified B Corp businesses from more than 130 industries in over 50 countries, and currently 155 B Corps in Australia. Community Sector Banking previously won the Best for Communities award at the Best of the Best awards in California in ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... government passed legislation extending the structure state-wide. The current state of price increases and volatility in Australia, coupled with the declining costs of solar installation, has spurred interest and uptake in EUAs, Bocskay said. "We saw ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... signed by more than 280 investors representing more than US$17 trillion in assets under management, including some of Australia's largest pension funds, urging governments to stand by the Paris Agreement. "Investors fought long and hard for a strong ...

CEFC publishes report on best practice initiatives for property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... laboratories), common living (e.g. aged care and student accommodation) and education. "Property accounts for almost a quarter of Australia's carbon emissions, confirming there is a pressing need for action in this area," said Chris Wade, CEFC property ...

New Forests expands on forestry sector's role in investment, bio-economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... within our investment programs with some of the international grant funders and pay for performance schemes, and in Australia, the policy has been back and forth about a carbon trading regime or not. Our view is that we'd respond to the price signals ...

Three quarters of Aussie investors use ESG in investment strategies: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... governance (ESG) strategies in their investment processes. said David Braga, BNP Paribas Securities Services' head of Australia and New Zealand. The global custodian surveyed more than 460 institutional investors and asset managers globally, with 44 ...

Artisan raises $26 million for the Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... stage follow-on rounds in 30-50 startups over its 4-year investment period. It is registered with Innovation and Science Australia as an early stage venture capital partnership (ESVCLP) providing investors with tax-free returns. The fund will target ...

ACSI names Ian Silk as new president, Antony Thow as deputy president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
Ian Silk, chief executive office at AustralianSuper, will become the new president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), while Antony Thow, chief operating officer at LUCRF will become deputy president. Louise Davidson, ACSI ...

Majority of Australian participants want mandatory sustainability reporting: ACCSR survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility ACCSR's Annual Review of the State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand 2017 had 1,215 respondents, a 12% increase on 2016. Of the Australian respondents to the survey, 53% said ...