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We must approach public equities with an 'impact' mindset

KATHRYN MCDONALD, HEIDI RIDLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... equities can deliver impact. Defining 'impact' Impact investing, as distinct from traditional investing and philanthropy, has two objectives: positive and demonstrable social or environmental outcomes, and competitive financial returns. Investors ...

Tech platform to assist ASX companies in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... manage and report on ESG indicators, Hajda said. The company draws on its experience in working with the NFP and philanthropy sectors. "Socialsuite is essentially a data collection platform that collects longitudinal information from stakeholders over ...

Understanding Impact Investment

MATTHEW TOMINC  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... investors, if we were to compromise on our risk-adjusted returns, we'd begin to blur the line between our work and philanthropy. There are already fantastic philanthropists and charitable organisations in the world, and we don't exist to substitute funds ...

Consortium participants identify impact characteristics of AAP investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... there's a real distribution of size - some have made very large contributions, other much smaller," Harrington said. "Philanthropy is playing an important role in saving and supporting the organisation thru the transformation, but then the operating ...

FTSE Russell hires head of sustainable investment, Asia Pacific

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... for a family office in Asia where her responsibilities included ESG integration, equity analysis and advising on philanthropy. She has worked as an expert in ESG and sustainable investment since 2008, including providing advisory research on stewardship ...

Accounting for or managing: experts debate managing impact at RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... "We're informed by representatives that have been drawn from Big Society Capital, Impact Investing Australia and also Philanthropy Australia, so that we have that independent view on the suitability from an impact perspective." QBE Insurance has committed ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... challenges, and that there is a developing critical mass of support from within the ecosystem of investors, government and philanthropy to build. "It's a timing thing as well," Leong noted. "We have this concept of 'purpose-driven' business - that will ...

The Fred Hollows Foundation invests in eye care centre social enterprise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018  |  NEWS
... has been built using the lessons learned from the experience of microfinance organisations and is designed to blend philanthropy to address barriers to growth and private capital to fund scale." "What my co-founder and I decided is that we wanted to ...

Australian Executor Trustees launches strategic partnership, talks impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
Australian Executor Trustees (AET) has launched a strategic partnership with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA). Ben Clark, head of philanthropy and social investment, Australian Executor Trustees The partnership is aimed at developing more effective ...

Social Ventures Australia launches Diversified Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... the next step for us has been creating a fund that doesn't rely on government funding, but features some catalytic philanthropy to crowd in other impact investors and make other interesting investments." The fund has attracted cornerstone investment ...