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Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... inclusion. Last year, research conducted by the Centre for Social Impact for NAB concluding that 2.6m adult Australians - one in seven adults - are "severely or completely" financially excluded. Indigenous Australians are a large component of the severely ...

NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... cited recent research conducted by the Centre for Social Impact for NAB concluding that 2.6m adult Australians - one in seven adults - are "severely or completely" financially excluded. "Severely financially excluded means that they have access to one ...

IIGCC calls for reform to EU Emissions Trading Scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... investment in low carbon solutions," said Stephanie Pfeiffer, IGCC executive director. "This is not happening.... At under seven euros per tonne, the carbon price is not even high enough to support a switch from coal to gas. "As long-term investors ...

Investors weigh meaning of social return on investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... prospective investments against each other, and may be dangerous as a benchmark. SROI is a metric that takes into account seven principles - stakeholder involvement, an understanding what changes as part of the scope, using financial proxies for indicators ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... to children aged birth and their families across 10 locations. The UnitingCare Burnside bond is for around AU$10m with a seven-year duration. A second project addressing recidivism was also given pilot status - Social Finance and Mission Australia will ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... transparency and so forth, and next year, the new revamped framework will go mandatory. What we're doing for investors in seven years, probably took the whole corporate sector 15 years. We're creating the reporting framework, and creating the assessment ...

CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... which the CEFC could play a role is in timing. Herd first noted that the CEFC's mandated timeline was to 2020 - meaning only seven years from commencement. To maximise their timeline, the CEFC should focus on projects that are "almoste getting across ...

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... countries that do not issue securities or whose debt is thinly traded. MSCI ESG Sovereign Ratings score and rate countries on a seven point scale from 'AAA' (best) to 'CCC' (worst). Ratings are derived from 0-10 scores on underlying factors across environmental ...

CDP: U.S. farmers' GHG disclosures and management varied

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Foods, H.J. Heinz, Kraft, PepsiCo and Walmart were interviewed on how they engage with their agricultural supply chains. Seven of the 11 growers completed the questionnaire and one provided "relevant materials." The report was written by Common Fields ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... also noted that RI funds outperformed their benchmarks all 12 categories covered in the report - over one, three, five and seven years and across Australian shares, international shares and balanced funds. RIAA found that direct asset portfolios managed ...

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Green moves: Aware Super, Minderoo Foundation

ELIZABETH FRY
CareSuper hired an ESG specialist from a rival, while Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation appointed an executive director of effective philanthropy.

Macquarie AM takes over Island Green Power

KARREN VERGARA
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) is now the owner of renewable energy developer Island Green Power, scooping up the remaining 50% stake.

Palliser Capital hits out at Rio Tinto board

ANDREW MCKEAN
Palliser Capital has vowed to continue pressing for governance reform at Rio Tinto after its shareholder resolution calling for an independent review of the miner's dual-listed company structure fell short at the group's annual general meeting.

ISSB looks to ease Scope 3 disclosure requirements

JAMIE WILLIAMSON
The International Sustainability Standards Board has proposed changes to requirements under IFRS S2 to offer clarity around existing reliefs and provide further relief in relation to specific Greenhouse Gas emissions disclosures.

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