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Solaris Investment Management augments distribution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... but rather building on existing relationships and finding opportunities to benefit our clients. This is reflective of our core values and effectively aligns our objectives with those we manage investments for now and in the future." Solaris is a style-neutral ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... participating in this review, is that ANZ's community investment in financial inclusion and capability is aligned with its core strategy and 'makes sense'," the report said. "External stakeholders perceive more strongly that this is the case than some ...

Sustainability reports a driver of action and engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... performance auditing. That's not to say that the financial audit and the financial stewardship aren't important - that's core, that's a foundation stone. When I was with the public sector we're basically using resources forcibly collected, and we're ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... year to 2050 to fund the transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient economy. The report finds that in addition to that core US$174bn of fully aligned bonds that are labelled green or climate, are wholly dedicated to climate-related activities, there ...

SAP: sustainability for innovation as well as cost reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... pointed to SAP Carbon Impact as an example of a software solution. "We look to the business data warehousing together with the core of environmental compliance," she said. "One in-demand solution is SAP Carbon Impact. The new addition to the solution ...

NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... to mainstream banking products and services, it isn't central to NAB's strategy. "We know that may occur, but it's not a core driver because the reality is there is a lot more than just the finance that's happening in their lives," she said. "Having ...

Integrated reporting to provide analysis, innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... philosophy of cooperative organisations," he said. "We began our sustainability journey in 2004.... It has been an absolute core part of our business strategy. It's our way that we differentiate ourselves in the market, it's the way we build long term ...

Corporate sustainability a vehicle for value creation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... reports tend to focus on managing negative impacts, rather than increasing social value and they're not for the most part core to strategy," said Hanks. "It should be about value creation, rather than values. That's the key element. Unfortunately, it's ...

GPT Group reports 2011 reductions in waste, energy and water

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... year, they reduced the average cost of debt to 6.6%, 80 basis points lower than 2010, "achieved by using proceeds from non-core asset sales and the sell-down of GPT's investment in the wholesale funds to reduce more expensive debt and interest rate swaps ...

MSCI launches ESG ratings for sovereign bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Remy Briand, managing director and global head of index and ESG research. Institutional investors require coverage of their core portfolios of equities and bonds and, hence, MSCI ESG Sovereign Ratings are a critical tool to integrate ESG research into ...