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Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... framework, which also demonstrates that the GRI is the main go-to reporting framework for Australian organisations. Over the next few years, we're going to see pretty good, high-quality reporting using the GRI and the SDGs framing some of these reports." ...

Video: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the way in which companies manage these exposures is also an insight into their overall corporate governance. There are a few ways in which investors can define their risks by determining their needs as in investor, where to source the information form ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... the SDGs come through in the investor context. We haven't seen it really penetrate through the private sector, but rather a few key directors who are articulating this." Part of the issue is that the SDGs are interrelated activities between governments ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... saw strong demand form the investment community," she said. "Many investors want this for green fund and ESG mandates, but a few investors mentioned that while they don't have a specific green fund, they want to develop the climate bonds market in Australia. ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... that it's more that Australia as a country hasn't talked about the Sustainable Development Goals," she said. "There are a few, but not a lot. A lot more education that needs to be done in the Australian market." The discussion of the Sustainable Development ...

Moree Solar Farm signs PPA with Origin Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... empowering our customers through our in-home solar and battery solutions. Solar technology has improved dramatically over the past few years and the cost has come down as a result. There has never been a better time for Origin to pursue large-scale solar ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Chinese issuance, said Marilyn Ceci, managing director at JPMorgan Chase corporate investment bank. "If we look at the first few months of the year, there has been approximately US$11 billion, which if annualized puts the market at $65 billion by year ...

Controlled companies underperformed non-controlled firms: IRRCi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Controlled companies generally underperformed non-controlled firms in terms of shareholder returns, revenue growth and return on equity, and average CEO pay is significantly higher at controlled companies, according to a study commissioned by the Investor ...

Impact Investing Australia launches inaugural Australian survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Active impact investors would like to triple their allocations over the next five years, and investors allocate towards impact areas related to children and young people and clean energy, according to Impact Investing Australia's inaugural impact investment ...

AMP Capital calls for value link to executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... low of 61% of remuneration reports supported. The percentage of votes in favour of resolutions have increased over the last few years due to changes in AMP Capital's holdings and increased engagement with companies, Halliday said. "Some of the companies ...