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HESTA to survey investment managers for workplace gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... across a broad range of roles," Blakey said. "Of course, as there is considerable evidence that diversity increases the quality of decision making, this is something we may consider in terms of assessing managers. All things being equal if we have two ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... entrepreneurs David Green and Ben Midberry, and Japanese pharmaceutical company ROHTO. Alina Vision "will deliver high-quality, accessible and sustainable eye care for people of all income levels, actively reaching out to those excluded from mainstream ...

NAB sheds light on process of issuing green RMBS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... broader pool. The whole pool isn't green, but there are sufficient mortgages including over-collateralisation. From a credit quality perspective, the green notes are equal to non-green." Zileli noted that the green tranche was certified by DNB and there ...

Australia faces challenges in adapting to autonomous vehicle technology: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... extent that has been needed." Meanwhile, on the infrastructure side, while Australia receives a maximum score for the quality of mobile networks, it has a middle ranking for quality of its roads and availability of 4G and currently has very few electric ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Design, an As Built rating of 5 Stars and Green Star Performance Rating. "HWPF provides investors with a unique, high quality portfolio and the opportunity to participate in an asset class which has exceptional long term potential," said John Dillon ...

High to severe ESG incidents affect market capitalisation: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... Sustainalytics Sustainalytics analysed 13,000 incidents in 2016 and found that incidents are dominated by two categories: quality and safety and business ethics, which together account for 30% of all incidents. Sustainalytics also took a longitudinal ...

Responsible Investment Certification Program certifies BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... the internal governance, program requirements, criteria and verification processes of a product, and is designed to be a quality standard, RIAA has said. "We are delighted to have ETHI certified as responsibly invested," said Alex Vynokur, BetaShares ...

New Forests purchases timberland estate in northern California

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... acquisition will bring New Forests' total US timberland under management to 186,000 acres. The acquired forests include high-quality stands of Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and other mixed conifers stretching across four major blocks from Redding north ...

WBCSD survey finds continued progress in quantity, quality of sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
Nearly three quarters of companies that participate in the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) have improved their overall reporting and disclosure of material sustainability issues, according to a survey. Andrew Petersen, CEO ...

Considering the first 20 years of the Global Reporting Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... accepted sustainability reporting standards," GRI said at the time, while enhancing global comparability, usability and quality of sustainability information. "If you're having a look at other industry sectors such as construction and real estate - that's ...