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Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... shareholder value. The law basically locks managers into the idea that they must maximise shareholder value. Businesses will make money and the environment will come second." To reverse course and act to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change will ...

Investors demanding better corporate ESG disclosure: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... opportunities. "In the first survey that was a year ago, we wanted to test the market, and speak with people who are putting money into companies to see if they find it useful," said Matthew Bell, EY Oceania's climate change and sustainability leader. ...

VicSuper publishes annual report using GRI, IR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... our members, but actually looking at how we can influence improvements in the general community." VicSuper's - Super Woman Money Program is up for an award at the 2015 Melbourne Awards, and Simpson cited the program as one example of the fund's community ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... size. We're exposed to the beta side of the market, structurally, and we ask ourselves, what can we do to better manage money for our members. The answer is to make the beta better; to improve the governance of the markets; and to improve the ability ...

Good Money opens Adelaide retail store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance is officially launching its Good Money retail site in Salisbury, in Adelaide's northern suburbs. Adam Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance The Good Money store is the first one in South Australia, joining two other stores ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... operate, and ways to work with the relevant cohorts that can ultimately generate these social outcomes and save the government money. That takes a bit of work for those organisations to appreciate how their models might fit into a social benefit bond." ...

CEFC signs $50m asset financing agreement with Firstmac

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... managing director. "Firstmac is very pleased to be working with CEFC to deliver this initiative which will save customers money and result in reduced carbon emissions." The CEFC-Firstmac finance program will also be aimed at commercial uptake and broadening ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
A coalition of investors and other stakeholders that are engaging with ASX-listed payday lenders and goods rental companies are finding that the companies are receptive to their concerns over lending policies to financially vulnerable Australians. Michael ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... million commitment will fund the project over multiple years, Metcalf said. "It's important to note that the majority of the money is going into research to better develop, further develop the Australian evidence base of what works in our schools," Metcalf ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... ESG issues, Bowers said. "We feel we're at the front end of this, both in terms of the interactions with our clients, the money we manage, the research we produce, and the level of engagement we have within the industry, thru initiatives such as the ...