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Principles for Responsible Investment hire head of Africa

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... on ESG issues and for expanding PRI's signatory base across the Continent." Bertrand holds an MBA from Stellenbosch University and a BA in Humanities, also from Stellenbosch University. Separately, the PRI has also announced an "overwhelming majority" ...

Bondor, QUT partner on sustainable building material project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will partner with Bondor, a producer of insulated roof and wall panels and lightweight decorative architectural facade panels, to measure how the company's thermal building system satisfies residents' cost savings ...

Universities "fail" on climate risk mitigation: AODP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... universities across five continents, including 37 in Australia. Only three universities in Australia - Charles Sturt University, the University of Sydney and the Australian National University - received D ratings, whilst the remaining 34 received X ...

Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... International Studies in Washington DC, an adjunct professor at Kings College London, an adjunct senior lecturer at University of Tasmania and sits on the Sustainable Accounting Standards Board. He has also previously served in the Australian armed forces ...

The Global Impact Investment Network Appoints new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... Bouri succeeds former CEO Luther M. Ragin Jr, who stepped down at the end of 2014. Bouri holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, an MPA from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a BA in Sociology ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... terms of what they do invest in. That makes a political impact as well, as the trustees of the Australian National University or the staff or board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) can attest to. It ultimately means that superannuation ...

Financial System Inquiry recommends on impact investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... concessions to encourage further impact investing - was pushed off to a taxation white paper process. Last year, the University of Sydney published two reports - Impact Investment: Perspectives for Australian Superannuation Funds and Impact Investments ...

Panel discusses fossil fuel divestment for super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... of fossil fuel divestment has recently been highlighted by the media and political reaction to Australian National University (ANU)'s decision to divest from Santos, Newcrest Mining, Iluka Resources, Sandfire Resources, Oil Search, Independence Group ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has issued its firs t sustainability report, disclosing its environmental and social performance and the impact of its sustainability research and education. The university disclosed its performance around waste ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... the United States," according to CSIRO. Marshall will join CSIRO in January 2015. Marshall was educated at Macquarie University and holds a doctorate in physics. He began his career in the Defence Science and Technology Organisation and has 25 years' ...