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Co-operatives "have role to play" in public service delivery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Co-operatives and mutuals have "a clear role" to play in the delivery of public services, according to a report commissioned by the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) and bankmecu. Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy of BCCM) ...

Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
If environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) are expanded to encompass commercial properties across Victoria, the EUA financing vehicle could generate AU$4.5 billion of commercially attractive investment and create over 18,000 jobs, according to new research. ...

Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) have published a set of Global Stewardship Principles for its funds management business. Pablo Berrutti,head of responsible investment Asia Pacific, CFSGAM The Global Stewardship Principles are compliant ...

Net Balance urges co-benefits approach for carbon offsets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Net Balance is calling on the Australian government to adopt a co-benefits approach to carbon offset projects as a way to revive investment in projects. In a new report, Benefiting from co benefits in Australia, Net Balance advocates that Australia ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RIAA commissioned Lonergan Research to conduct an online national poll, among 1,026 Australians aged 18 or older. According to the poll, 54% of Australians would rather invest ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
VicSuper has selected State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to manage an active global equities environmental, social and governance (ESG) mandate. The mandate, worth approximately AU$310 million, will see SSgA invest in a portfolio of global equities ...

Australian mining companies report on human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... is a signatory to the UN Global Compact. The BHP Billiton case study reports on how the company implemented a plan to conduct human rights impact assessments (HRIA) for each of its operations, after updating its human rights policies in 2010 to include ...

bankmecu: integrated reporting develops integrated thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... community. The bank has undertaken activities to measure social impact in quantifiable metrics, hiring Net Balance in 2011 to conduct a s ocial return on investment study into the community housing sector in Australia, a sector to which bankmecu has ...

CBA questioned over carbon emissions calculations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has reported that it has achieved and exceeded its target to reduce carbon emissions by the end of the 2012/2013 financial year, but it included in its calculations of its reductions a re-allocation of 3,500 tonnes ...

VicSuper, bankmecu, Pacific Hydro join Future Economy Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
VicSuper, bankmecu and Pacific Hydro have joined a new partnership, The Future Economy Group, which will advocate for policies that combine economic and environmental sustainability in the state of Victoria. Environment Victoria and Sustainable Business ...