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More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability," he said. "With financial investment becoming increasingly linked to sustainability, it's not just about our community anymore, it's also smart business."

Microfinance provider Grameen Australia hires Adam Mooney

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... innate skill and ability that is not easily replicable." Mooney has extensive leadership and governance experience in community-led economic development and inclusive finance in Australia, Cambodia, the United Kingdom, PNG and other countries. He was ...

Heritage Bank enacts environmental, social, governance policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... that, we needed to be a lot more deliberate." Being able to articulate an ESG policy and the focus on the social and community aspects of their operations is "natural ground" for a mutual bank, Lock said. "The social and community aspects of what we ...

Christian Super appoints Mark Rider as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... ethically invested in line with Christian values. The fund is also a global leader and pioneer in the impact investing community, and the fund is a member of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), and the membership of the Global ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... lot of interest in how entities disclose the benefit of gov't support, JobKeeper as an example," she said. "The entire community and market needs to be prepared for is a greater degree of qualification in terms of audit opinions and we feature that in ...

ESG integration "crucial" to credit investments: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... deal. Companies raise money in Australia all the time, and every time they do that, it's an opportunity for the investor community to support that company or not support that company. You could argue that if a company has weaker credit metrics or weaker ...

Sefa selected as lender to government Coronavirus guarantee scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... perspective. If impact investors are providing funding to communities coming out of COVID-19, money must be set aside for community organisations to either invest in themselves in terms of capability, or provide funding to hire people to help organisations ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... increased size and scale, we are now in an even stronger position to create a positive impact for our members and the community," Stewart said. "... We have a unique opportunity and responsibility to leverage our investments to have a significant and ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... now looking at this group and more broadly looking at, this is number one just good governance, and investors and the community now expect this." KPMG analysed the gender split on ASX201-299 companies and found that four primary sectors within the cohort ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... strategy and targets, and one of the things we've started to look at is transition, and what that looks like from a community and a people perspective. That needs to start building into the discussion as well." McDonald pointed to the announcement by ...