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Expert panel discusses CSR practices in action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... and whether they see their organisations as innovators. ACCSR has released the 2015 State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review, which analysed the stages of CSR development in organisations and the role of the chief sustainability officer ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... made up of loans to wind power and solar projects, and Green Star rated commercial property buildings in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia, ANZ said. "We've identified initially a good mix of around 20 asset which are eligible," said Paul White ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility ACCSR has released the 2015 State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand Annual Review, which analysed the stages of CSR development in organisations and the role of the chief sustainability ...

IGCC, peers launch Investor Platform for Climate Actions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... Climate Change (IIGCC ) in Europe, Ceres' Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR) in North America, IGCC in Australia/New Zealand, ASrIA's Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), PRI, CDP and UNEP FI. "The market for different investor responses ...

CDP, We Mean Business partner for Road to Paris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... companies out of 96 globally that have committed to one or more of the initiatives. James Day, director Australia and New Zealand at CDP, noted that their efforts are part of an even wider coalition, We Mean Business. "We are working together with all ...

CFSGAM reports on transparency, stewardship of assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... has US$156.9 billion in assets under management globally, and US$US$90.8 billion of those assets come from Australia/New Zealand, the firm's biggest market. "There are three main areas where we tried to improve," said Pablo Berrutti, head of responsible ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Hong Kong to Melbourne, is the new head of business development for Northern Trust Asset Management in Australia and New Zealand, with Senior institutional sales manager, Shane Teunissen as senior institutional sales manager Ann-Marie Garry as sales ...

Australian, NZ social enterprises top B Corp list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Investment, achieved the highest honours, named to the Best for the World - Overall list. In total, ten Australian and one New Zealand companies were also named to the category leaders lists - B Cubed Management Consultants, Our Community Group and Reho ...

New Forests launches responsible investment policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... and stream mitigation banks and forest carbon offset projects. The manager has four main vehicles - the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund (ANZFF) and the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund 2 (ANZFF 2), valued at AU$2.2 billion at the end of 2014; the ...

Aust/NZ investors committed to ESG in alt investments: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Investors in Australia and New Zealand are strongly committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in their alternative asset investments, according to Mercer. Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia ...