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Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Asset Management onto the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Steering Committee," said Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors and chair of the CHRB Steering Committee. "We are delighted that Nordea have decided to support ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... the feel good factor that comes from doing something good for the environment as well. We see installing solar as an investment in the value of the whole building.'

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... strategies, while concepts of shared value will also continue to spread, and there will be further developments in investment around environmental and social issues, both in terms of divestment and in terms of positive investments such as within the ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Fund manager Australian Ethical Investment funds under management grew by 13% in the fourth quarter of 2015, off the back of investment returns and net inflows. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director Australian Ethical reported ...

Six Australian companies get gold in RobecoSAM yearbook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... the founding of RobecoSAM in 1995. What was once a very niche concept is now becoming more mainstream, even among the investment community. For this reason, it is more important than ever that companies report on the positive financial impacts of their ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
HESTA has made its first investment in social and affordable housing, through its AU$30 million Social Impact Investment Trust. Ian Learmonth, executive director of impact investing, Social Ventures Australia HESTA has allocated AU$6.7 million to Horizon ...

Impact Investing Australia to develop Impact Capital Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The impact investment sector will continue to grow in 2016, and industry participants are constructing vehicles and seeking opportunities to accelerate its development. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing and Impact ...

ARENA selects 22 projects for $100m funding round

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... projects and programs with loan requirements of $15 million or more, targeted at unlocking additional private sector investment in the large-scale solar sector

CEFC receives new investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) begins 2016 with a new investment mandate that will bring a new focus on "emerging and innovative clean energy technologies, energy efficiency and the built environment" to the AU$10 billion fund. The investment ...

NZ Super Fund invests in NZ$113m housing project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... as they are developed, and the remained will be held as market-based long-term rentals. This project is the first co-investment between NZ Super Fund and NgÄi Tahu. NZ Super said construction would begin in the second quarter of 2016. "We have compatible ...