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UCA Funds Management continues online gambling engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... level of usage isn't material at this stage, it's quite appropriate to consider this option, debit only, from a risk and community support position," Walsh said. "Online gambling will grow in popularity in Australia - it's easier, simpler, etc. It's ...

Putting Sustainable Beef on the Table

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... key themes for industry disclosure: Animal Welfare, Economic Resilience, Environmental Stewardship, and People & the Community. Wide consultation has occurred with public comment now being sought. Of these criteria, given recent history, animal welfare ...

Teachers Mutual Bank joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... banking practices around the world. Teachers Mutual Bank has an integrated sustainability strategy - it benchmarks its community investment goals against the London Benchmarking Group standards. Teachers Mutual has also been recognised as one of the ...

Sustainalytics to augment Sydney office, launch Tokyo office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... to open the Tokyo office because of the quick and strong moves by the Japanese government, regulators and investment community to implement a Stewardship Code and Corporate Governance code, as well as significant moves by the Government Pension Investment ...

Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... broad areas - education, innovation and good business practice. Through that plan, we talk about our contribution to community through to the work we do around responsible lending and responsible investment, diversity and inclusion, innovation in product ...

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures release draft guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... foundation, the floorboards, of appropriate disclosure. They provide an excellent starting point from which business, community and governments can engage with this issue from a risk management rather than an ideological perspective." Herd noted that ...

Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm begins energy generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm, Queensland's biggest solar farm, has begun generating and feeding electricity into the grid. Aerial of Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm (photo courtesy of ARENA) The Barcaldine solar farm consists of ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance to open Good Money site in Morwell, Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... until the store opens in May 2017. "For some time, we've been talking to state governments and others about Good Money community finance stores having a presence in regional and rural communities," said Adam Mooney, Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO. "Victoria ...

Australian Human Rights Commission, LexisNexis launch RightsApp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... said Professor Gillian Triggs, president of the Human Rights Commission. "It will also assist businesses, employers and community groups to check their obligations under international human rights law." RightsApp establishes Australia's - and other countries' ...

First State Super names Damian Graham as chief investment officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... Our first priority is to deliver strong financial returns to members. We also want to contribute to the quality of the community that our members will retire into by investing in ways that are sustainable, generate jobs, foster innovation and contribute ...