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Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility joins Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... with a bigger team was irresistible." Deloitte's Reputation Risk and Sustainability advisory practice covers workplace health and safety, sustainability (climate risk and adaptation, and low carbon transition and energy management), crisis, and safety ...

LBG Australia & New Zealand publishes Review of Community Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Unilever, and they articulate a clear corporate message around sustainable living, a sustainable living plan which talks on the health and hygiene plan. They're seeing their sales not thru a bottom line dollar perspective, but if we can increase the ...

EVs, autonomous vehicles, transport as a service to disrupt cities, economy: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
The disruption of transport with electric vehicles (EV) and autonomous vehicles will reshape cities, industries and expose investors to both risks and opportunities, according to a panel at Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) annual ...

SSGA Global Index Plus Trust to exclude tobacco, controversial weapons

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... launched the State Street International Equities Index Trust Ex Tobacco Ex Controversial Weapons with significant backing from health insurer Medibank Private. Since its launch, the Trust's funds under management have risen to $229 million. However ...

Alpha Fund Managers invests in Australian Ethical Australian Shares Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
Alpha Fund Managers has invested in Australian Ethical's flagship Australian Shares Fund. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical Investment managing director The Australian Shares Fund "aims to provide long-term growth focusing on Australian companies that ...

Ethical investment a power tool for member engagement: Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... and the environment. There has been a focus by investors on use of antibiotics characterised by WTO as important to human health. Overuse can actually lead to evolution of antibiotics-resistant bacteria. We engaged on the issue and we did see two Australian ...

CEFC commits to large-scale solar projects developed by Edify Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... Catchment Area, we are developing cleaner ways of powering local communities, which can have a positive impact on the long-term health of the Reef," Learmonth said. Edify Energy has announced that Origin has signed a PPA to buy all the output and renewable ...

NSW Government makes social impact investment for palliative care

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... patients in Western Sydney. Dr Christopher McGowan, Silver Chain Group chief executive officer In partnership with NSW Health, Silver Chain Group will deliver the Silver Chain Group Community Palliative Care Service in Western Sydney Local Health District. ...

Social Ventures Australia launches $7 million Resolve Social Benefit Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Ventures Australia (SVA) has gathered $7 million in capital to fund a social benefit bond to fund a program addressing mental health services. Elyse Sainty, SVA director impact investing The Resolve Social Benefit Bond (Resolve SBB) will fund the Resolve ...

VicSuper affirms status as a tobacco-free superannuation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... marked World No Tobacco Day, and the AU$17 billion VicSuper signed the investor statement, which congratulates the World Health Organization (WHO) and global health ministers on tobacco control. It also supports the tobacco control measures already taken ...