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The search for better social metrics to value affordable housing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... to assess the ongoing impact over time in a consistent way." There needs to be metrics with more comparability and transparency across the industry, said Mark Peacock, director of impact investing at SVA. "It's challenging, of course, because it's a ...

ACCR highlights lack of transparency in political donations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... political donations in Australia, with a focus on fossil fuel companies. The report found that there is not sufficient transparency around direct donations and indirect support through areas like industry bodies and lobbying groups. ACCR highlighted ...

GRESB hires Lonneke Lowik as new head of operations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... integrated solutions that help investors to understand and effectively engage with their investments, creating greater transparency and improving the sustainability performance of real assets." Lowik comes to the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark ...

Australia to implement EITI standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
Australia will join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), nearly four years after first studying the initiative for applicability. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is an international set of standards for transparency ...

GRI, UN Global Compact renew partnership, collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... out to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as part of their work to scale up collective efforts. "Increasing transparency of information is essential for building trust in both emerging and developed economies," Meehan said. UN Global Compact and ...

AXA IM Smart Beta fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO. "To achieve certification, AXA IM's SmartBeta Fund has met strict requirements relating to transparency and disclosure and has demonstrated leading practice for responsible investments." RIAA has also certified three superannuation ...

Research project to explore evidence-based whistleblowing reforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Commission (ASIC), CPA Australia, Governance Institute of Australia, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Transparency International Australia, along with the Commonwealth Ombudsman and leading public integrity agencies in all states, including ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... are key matters that will be detailed and negotiated in the pre-2020 period relating to accounting principles and transparency. In allowing the use of international credits, there will need to be certainty in relation to the integrity and fungibility ...

Tax transparency an ESG consideration for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
Tax transparency is an issue for investor consideration as part of an overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) approaches, but the extent to which tax transparency is material depends on investment beliefs and investment approaches. Investors ...

New Forests launches ESG investment performance framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... storage, clean water, and biodiversity conservation; implementing good governance, including openness to new ideas, transparency in decision-making, and accountability for our decisions; risk management and emphasising long-term outcomes rather than ...