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AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Investing for the climate in Asia, undertaken by Asia Research and Engagement (ARE), with support of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ). The report found a positive shift, but said financial regulators need to help catalyse the shift ...

NZ Super earns A+ in UNPRI benchmark report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... NZ Super noted. "Responsible investment practices are becoming much more widely adopted and sophisticated both in New Zealand and globally," said Matt Whineray, chief investment officer of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. "We're therefore ...

New Zealand responsible investment tops NZ$78bn: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
More than NZ$78 billion of New Zealand's funds under management is being invested responsibly, according to Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). (graphic courtesy of RIAA) RIAA published the 2016 New Zealand Responsible Investment ...

Investors seeking ESG themes, factors in fixed income portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... "ESG is more about a risk management approach," said Craig Hurt, AXA Investment Managers director for Australia and New Zealand. "You either go the exclusion approach, or you go further up the spectrum and manage the risk by being aware of the ESG and ...

Companies aware of Sustainable Development Goals: ACCSR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR)'s 8 th Annual Review of the State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand. Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility This year's review asked participants ...

ARENA funds Southern Oil Refining biofuel lab pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... Australian airlines are also considering these fuels to meet industry-agreed emission reduction targets, with Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia recently announcing a partnership to investigate options for locally-produced aviation biofuel." SOR will ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors launches Global Sustainability Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Dimensional Fund Advisors has launched the Global Sustainability Trust in Australia and New Zealand which combines environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations with the firm's core equity selection methodology. Dimensional Fund Advisors ...

Companies, investors assessing Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... of the SDGs for CDP and investors and companies and cities we work with," said James Day, director - Australia and New Zealand at CDP. "We've identified six SDGs as being aligned with our work and being something we can make contributions towards." Day ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... part of that process, PRI will hire a person full-time in Australia to be the PRI contact person for Australia and New Zealand, Reynolds added.

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... potential best practice in organisational management of whistleblowing, drawn from information from Australian and New Zealand organisations. The researchers say it is the largest project in the world to date, and the first to attempt systematic comparison ...