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Altius Sustainable Bond Fund certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... even wholesale to get access to a sustainable bond product." RIAA is the peak industry body representing responsible and ethical investors across Australia and New Zealand. It has more than 160 members who collectively manage at least $1 trillion globally ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... rock from West Sahara, as well as divesting from companies that they feel do not meet their criteria for human rights and ethical treatment, such as their divestment this year from Transfield, now Broadspectrum, over the company's contract with the federal ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... that's been well received by NGOs, that level of transparency." Wesfarmers has implemented an audit program to verify ethical sourcing compliance by its supplier factories. "There will always be new focus areas to continuously improve, but the fact that ...

Origin Energy endorses We Mean Business commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... management of carbon emission. Other Australian members of the We Mean Business Coalition include AGL Energy, Australian Ethical Investment, AXA Group, Catholic Super, BT Group, CLP Holdings, Coca Cola Co, Colgate Palmolive, Colonial First State Investment ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... they're being done externally by our fund managers, but what we'd rather do is own the decision- making over what sort of ethical overlays we think the fund should have internally on behalf of our members, and then to take ESG that next step away from ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... demand for responsible investment products, but gaps remain in asset classes. James Baird of JustInvest, board member, Ethical Advisers Co-op Investors are searching for options in ethical/green bonds, cash and property, as well as options that fall ...

NZ responsible investment assets increase 10%: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... the market." Meanwhile, the smaller retail sector is making large strides. The report noted that retail responsible and ethical investments grew 19% in 2014, reaching more than NZ$3.2 billion. The retail sector constitutes church groups, community trusts ...

Teachers Mutual Bank cash product certified ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's wholesale cash product has been certified as an ethical fund by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Teachers Mutual Bank's Debt Issuance Program is an AU$500 million fund and has negative screens in place ...

Responsible investment reaches 50% total AUM: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... investment is] this broad umbrella term that captures a very diverse array of investment style and investment strategy, from ethical investors, from where our organisation has grown from, who generally employ negative screening, excluding industries ...

PRI active on climate change, tax avoidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... to measuring and publicly disclosing the carbon footprint of their investment portfolios on an annual basis. Australian Ethical Investment, HESTA, Plato Investment Management Limited, Catholic super, Local Government Super, UCA Funds Management, and ...