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UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has developed a fossil fuel policy that rules out future investments in thermal coal, unconventional oil such as shale and deep water drilling and in companies that extract gas through fracking. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
When it comes to sustainability issues in 2014, corporate Australia is likely to focus on the transition to the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 guidelines, defining and reducing environmental and social risks in the supply chain and defining the social ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
A new retail superannuation fund, Good Super, has been launched with the mission of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Thirteen global investment banks have endorsed the Green Bond Principles - a set of voluntary guidelines on the development and issuance of green bonds. Marilyn Ceci, managing director, JPMorgan Chase corporate investment bank Bank of America Merrill ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
The final version of the Integrated Reporting framework has given greater clarity to how companies can report on materiality and content elements while increasing the flexibility of the framework's application by companies, according to the three Australian ...

Potential impact investment market estimated at $32 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
The potential impact investment market is estimated at AU$32 billion over the next decade, but current capital commitments and active investors are small, relative to what is needed to achieve that figure, according to a recent report. David Rickards ...

Remuneration consultant disclosure regime questioned

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
The rationale behind the requirement on listed companies to disclose information about remuneration consultants is "unclear" and the regime should either be discarded or improved to provide more specific information, according to a report by Ownership ...

Co-operatives "have role to play" in public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Co-operatives and mutuals have "a clear role" to play in the delivery of public services, according to a report commissioned by the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) and bankmecu. Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy of BCCM) ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Infrastructure and urban and agriculture property assets expose investors to both the risks and the opportunities of climate change and other macro-economic challenges. By investing in companies and projects that actively measure and manage the risks ...

Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Net Balance is calling on the Australian government to adopt a co-benefits approach to carbon offset projects as a way to revive investment in projects. In a new report, Benefiting from co benefits in Australia, Net Balance advocates that Australia ...