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Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank has appeared in the top 10 list of the G100 Sustainability Index, one of only two Australian companies to make it in the top 100. Kylie Macfarlane, general manager of corporate responsibility. CBA CBA was ranked sixth in this year's ...

Hunter Hall ownership changes prompt review from asset consultants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... position to contribute to the debate and don't see a clear path to a satisfactory resolution. Hall remains at the firm for a six month notice period. As such, we propose to amend our ratings on the Hunter Hall strategies from B and B(T) to R." Consultants ...

Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm begins energy generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... solar farms to be built across the country by the end of next year," said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "Supported by ARENA, six big solar plants in Queensland, five in New South Wales and one in Western Australia are expected to triple Australia's large-scale ...

Global Reporting Initiative hire Tim Mohin as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... website. His appointment is effective 16 January 2017. He succeeds Eric Hespenheide, who has been acting CEO for the past six months. "Tim Mohin is the perfect person to lead GRI into the future. His extensive background in corporate sustainability reporting ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Good Money site in Morwell, Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... almost half a million people in Australia with no and low interest loans since 2005, Good Shepherd Microfinance said. One in six, or 3.3 million adult Australians, is financially excluded and unable to access a bank account, small credit or insurance ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... comprehensive in the way they've hybridized, where I think 10 years ago, if you looked at this, you would have had five or six options - you would have seen negative screen funds versus ESG funds," O'Connor said. Fund exclusions were the most commonly ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... Annual Review of the State of CSR in Australia focused this year on Pathways to the Sustainable Development Goals. Eighty-six Australian organisations participated in the CSR Survey and it revealed that the three highest priority goals for the banking ...

IGCC, investors outline climate risks, expectations for automotive sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... opportunities," strategy, goals, implementation, emissions inventories, disclosure and public policy. Investors will similarly take six steps - Analysis, inquiry, monitoring, engagement, collaboration, and public policy. Hermes Investment Management ...

Principles for Responsible Investment name Matt McAdam Australian head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... managed communications and media relations across S&P's credit ratings, indices, equity and fund research businesses over six years, particularly in Middle Eastern emerging markets and in South Africa. He was previously a finance journalist at The Australian ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
The Asian-Pacific financial industry has made a "significant shift" towards embedding climate risk and responsible investment into core business, but more work is needed in the region, according to a new report from the new Asia Investor Group on Climate ...