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New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... product-packaging innovation, supply chain engagement, consumer engagement and industry leadership. Reporting is mandatory for six of the criteria and optional for the remainder. For each criteria, a series of questions prompts companies to submit qualitative ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... bond issue by Turkey's Garanti Bank that will finance enterprises and companies owned or managed by women. The new bond has a six-year term maturity and is the first private sector gender bond in emerging markets dedicated to financing enterprises and ...

ACSI launches Stewardship Code for Australian asset owners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... all asset owners (including super funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds), not just ACSI members. The Code sets out six principles which signatories must commit to on an 'if not, why not' basis: Publicly disclose how they approach their stewardship ...

CEFC provides finance to boost energy rating for Melbourne hotel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
... Pro-invest Group already operates Holiday Inn Express hotels in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. It expects to develop another six hotels across Australia and New Zealand, including the Southbank project. "We are committed in ensuring all our assets achieve ...

Cbus Super makes first direct infrastructure investment into renewable energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... asset areas into this." The investment is also attractive to Cbus because it fits in with its strategy to align itself with six of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Atkin said. "We're trying to understand the current footprint of ourselves ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... infrast4ructure emissions, Learmonth said. IFM Investors, owned by 27 of Australia's industry superannuation funds, invests on behalf of six million Australian workers and approximately 15 million pension fund members globally. "IFM is a leader in sustainable ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... of conduct is a practical way of doing this." "Risk coverage in ASX51-200 codes of conduct was weaker," the report said. "Six topics (fraud and corruption, bullying, human rights, and fair dealing/product responsibility) were covered by approximately ...

Sustainable returns versus ESG risk analysis: Stewart Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Jack Nelson, portfolio manager at Stewart Investors. "There are nearly 30 countries with sugar taxes, and another five or six this year will introduce taxes, including probably the UK and South Africa. That's of huge interest to us, whether it's regulatory ...

Australian Ethical Investment makes three new hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... analyst. She comes to Australian Ethical from Allens, where she was a senior associate. She will "use her legal training and six years of commercial experience to critically assess investment opportunities and advocate for change," Australian Ethical ...

KPMG event tells companies to consider the "What ifs" of climate risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... Law, and the policy Californian Insurance Commissioner David Jones has imposed on insurers in his jurisdiction over the last six to eight years. But it is coming. It is coming. From an accountancy perspective, IFRS has indicated that it is reviewing ...