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Trailblazers, Good Shepherd Microfinance launch Financial Inclusion Action Plans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... four have launched "statements of commitments," and another 14 organisations are preparing to commit to FIAPs, taking the total participating organisations to 30 for the first year, said Vinita Godhino, general manager- advisory, at Good Shepherd Microfinance. ...

Implementing impact investment across asset classes

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... within a management strategy of listed equities. Vu of Impact Investment Group noted that impact has to be assessed at the total portfolio level, and that it is necessary to use different asset classes and different investment opportunities to address ...

Majority of 50 largest super funds have RI approach: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... the fund have RI options, and out of that, there are SRI options, ethical potions, etc. There are about 54 RI options in total." Behind tobacco, followed by armaments/ controversial weapons was the second most commonly cited exclusion. Seventeen funds ...

RIAA conference to consider impact of consumer demand for ethical funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... demand for the products." RIAA has a goal of supporting the growth of the responsible investment market from 2% to 10% of total assets under professional management in three years. Currently, responsible/ethical investments stand at 3.8%, according to ...

CEFC identifies Australian states with best incentives for bioenergy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... diverting waste from landfill. "While the scope for generating electricity from waste is relatively small as a share of total electricity generation, it can provide a baseload power source while reducing emissions and it can meet local energy needs through ...

New Zealanders want KiwiSaver funds to consider ESG factors: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... of respondents indicated they'd be 'much more likely' to choose a fund certified as responsible or ethical, while 55%. In total, more than half (55%) would be more likely to choose a certified fund. "The relatively low levels of opting in by consumers ...

Australia, NZ assets perform strongly in GRESB Infrastructure Assessment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... performance of the underlying assets need improvement. GRESB published the results of the 2016 assessment, which examined a total of 185 infrastructure entities that included 51 funds and 135 assets covering a range of business activities including operations ...

Carbon footprint impacts on company share price: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... who was recently in Australia. "The thing about doing the same kind of experiment in other markets is not about treating total carbon as an expense, but what if we thought about carbon above and beyond a certain point as 'excess carbon'? You could think ...

Impact Investing Australia surveys $1.2bn impact investment universe

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... that 92 investments were made between FY2010 and FY15, however there is still a sharp gulf between supply and demand - the total aggregate product value of AU$1.2 billion in committed capital at the end of June 2015 stacks up against projected investor ...

Banks consider the implications of Sustainable Development Goals

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... the goals, said Anna Stewart, senior manager of corporate sustainability reporting at ANZ. Considering that there are a total of 17 Goals, with each of them having multiple targets, the banks have chosen to narrow their attention to a few for the sake ...