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ACSI names Kate Griffiths to executive manager role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... for developing and implementing ACSI's policy and advocacy program and will engage with policymakers, the investment community and civil society groups. "We conducted an exhaustive search for a candidate with the right mix of senior experience in governance ...

Australia, New Zealand real estate tops GRESB benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... "The latter has resulted in more awareness on material social topics such as modern slavery, health and well-being, and community impact." This year, 903 property companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), funds, and developers participated in ...

Bank Australia issues $125 million sustainability bond linked to SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... bond, said Darren Dawson, treasurer at Bank Australia. The proceeds of the bond will be used to finance loans including community housing, specialist disability accommodation and mortgages for energy efficient homes with an added environmental offset ...

Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investments using negative or positive screening, sustainability themed investments, impact investing and community finance have also reached a record level of $186.7 billion, representing 12% of all professionally managed assets, more than ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... with this campaign called Corporate Backers of Hate for about two years now," said Julio Lopez Varona, co-director of community dignity campaigns at the Center for Popular Democracy. "The campaign looks at the connection between corporations, their investments ...

UCA Funds Management certified as B Corp, signs Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... It's recognition for us, consistent with our whole raison d'etre about being ethical practice and social justice and community outcomes, and it's effectively a way for us to say that somebody else has evaluated us on a set of metrics that are common ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... regional employment opportunities both during and after construction. It will also deliver ongoing benefits through community investment funds and associated improvements in local infrastructure. Nationally, we have now invested more than $760 million ...

Reports analyse landscape for sustainability disclosures by corporate Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... have committed to do so. "Good quality reporting enables shareholders to make informed investment decisions and the community to judge whether its confidence in companies is well-placed or misplaced," said Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO. "Poor or missing ...

Institutional investors step up engagement as part of Climate Action 100+ initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Energy, Qantas, Santos, South21m Woodside, and Woolworths "The growth of Climate Action 100+ among the global investment community in the last six months is more than we ever expected," said Anne Simpson, investment director of sustainability at the ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... Reporting Tool encourages industry to collaborate across the value chain to reduce the impact of packaging on the Australian community." APCO CEO, Brooke Donnelly acknowledged the complexity of providing a tool that works for all organisations, "Improving ...