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Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... according to research from consultancy FSG. Paula Benson, general manager, corporate responsibility, NAB The research paper, Banking on Shared Value, focuses on the role banks have in society through the lens of shared value. "It is intended to help ...

Community 21 launches share offer to raise up to AU$4m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Community 21, the financial services organisation that jointly owns Community Sector Banking with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, is seeking to raise up to AU$4 million in a share offering open to non-profits. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director ...

PRI signatory assets top US$45 trillion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... has added more than 200 new signatories, including Harvard University Endowment (United States), Credit Suisse Private Banking & Wealth Management (Switzerland), Green Investment Bank (United Kingdom), Unilever Pension Fund (Netherlands), Greater Manchester ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... progress against the strategy and it's very pleasing we're making great progress against the objectives," Toohill said. The banking group also reported that they have created three unique service offerings to assist customers in adapting to environmental ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Australians, 35% are young people aged 18 to 24 and more than 40% are employed. Gavin Slater, NAB group executive, personal banking, said that greater transparency of the fringe lending sector is required in order to fully understand why people, particularly ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Suisse AG, DNB, DZ BANK AG, ING, Lloyds Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets, Santander Global Banking & Markets, and Societe Generale. When the principles were launched in January, Marilyn Ceci, managing director at the JPMorgan ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
Westpac Group has become a founding signatory to the Soft Commodities Compact, a banking industry initiative aiming to help clients achieve zero net deforestation by 2020. The Soft Commodities Compact has been developed by the Banking Environment Initiative ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB, Westpac top "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... us, it's not a bolt-on, it's at the very heart of our strategy. It's great to see Australia leading the world in ethical banking practices which is testament to the forward-thinking nature of our industry." Teachers Mutual Bank was recognised for its ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... to financial products and services; providing access to opportunities that lead to real jobs and meaningful careers in banking; improving our organisation's understanding of, and respect for, Indigenous culture; and building partnerships that enable ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Sustainability should be a "core tenant" of the global banking system, a message that members of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) will emphasise at its annual meeting in Melbourne next week. Damien Walsh, bankmecu managing director GABV ...