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University of Sydney opens Centre for Carbon, Water and Food

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... mapping connections between energy, water, carbon, climate, agriculture, ecosystems, the economy and society to ensure Australia's future food security and to maintain resiliency in the face of future climate volatility, the Unviersity of Sydney said ...

Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... looking at developing its services around managing impact investing services geared towards philanthropies. Philanthropy Australia recently announced that they will be working on a longer term venture to develop understanding of impact investing in the ...

Net Balance: financial, shared value performance related

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
There is a correlation between Australian companies with strong financial performance and strong creating shared value (CSV) performance, but it appears that financial performance leads to greater CSV, rather than vice versa, according to research from ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Corporate boards are more willing to engage with investors around governance issues beyond remuneration into areas including board independence, succession planning and related party transactions, which AMP Capital attributes to the impact of the two-strikes ...

Government allocates additional funds for microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... services. It is a joint venture between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and 20 not-for-profit organisations including Jobs Australia, Oxfam Australia, Scope and ACOSS. Community Sector Banking said it will focus on specialising in microfinance for Aboriginal ...

Australian Ethical appoints Kate Greenhill to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... services in the financial services industry. She is a former partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers and has worked in both Australia and the UK. Greenhill has assisted clients with advice and assurance around financial statement audit opinions, accounting ...

Colonial First State GAM to drive further ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... (ESG) into their investment process and wider business. Will Oulton CFSGAM, known as First State Investments outside of Australia/New Zealand, manages US$160 billion across a range of global asset classes and markets. The fund manager is a top-quartile ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Warrnambool lighting project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia (LCAL) will partly finance an energy efficient street lighting project in Victoria that will cut energy use and costs in six councils. LCAL will provide slightly more than 50% of the Warrnambool City Council's AU$872,500 commitment ...

AXA IM brings ESG metrics to fixed income portfolio analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... find this approach of interest due to the potential upside." See Also: AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

LGS buys into IFC green bond issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Eds note: Article rewritten to reflect new comment. Local Government Super (LGS) has participated in a US$1 billion green bond issue by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Bill Hartnett LGS bought US$6m of the three-year bond, which will be ...