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Social Ventures Australia funds Melbourne LEGO club

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... SVA Social Impact Fund manager. "Through supporting enterprises like this we hope the Social Impact Fund will act as a catalyst for more impact investing in Australia, and create an investment market that will better meet the needs of investors seeking ...

AMP Capital busts ESG myths

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Bangladesh and Rana Plaza," Carlsson-Sweeny said. "Rana Plaza could have happened at any time - it's hard to predict when the catalyst could come. The same with transport sector - we have previously cited the risk of industrial action, and that seem ...

Global banks launch voluntary Green Bond Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... fundamental definitional and process issues." "The early work of the supranational issuers of green bonds served as a catalyst for the development of the Green Bond Principles initiated by BAML and Citi then joined by Credit Agricole and JP Morgan, and ...

Ethinvest model portfolios outperform wider ASX indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... degree," Thomas said. "You have had government departments driving on environmental performance, and that was a bit of a catalyst. You also have large international finance companies and legal practices that are demanding five and six star office premises ...

IIRC publishes Integrated Reporting consultation draft

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... materiality, strategic focus and future orientation. Both NAB and Stockland also said the discussion of materiality has proved a catalyst to an integrated approach at the company. See Also: Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... the UK, Sweden, Spain, Denmark and France that have either been adopted or updated. "This proposal could be the vital catalyst that is needed to usher in a new era of transparency in the largest economic region in the world," said Teresa Fogelberg, deputy ...

Australian companies weigh in on Integrated Reporting pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... performance are connected." McEwan spoke of a similar process at Stockland, whereby the discussion of materiality has proved a catalyst to an integrated approach at the company. "I think it's really coming back to materiality which is the greatest value ...

70% of suppliers see climate change as supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... and those reporting emissions reductions has risen from 328 to 683. Respondents identified extreme weather as a likely catalyst for action on climate change, and physical risk was identified as a major driver of investment. "Of the 678 companies investing ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Programs that assist Aboriginal women and girls can have a multiplier effect through the wider community because women act as catalysts for social change according to a report examining approaches for philanthropic investment. The AMP Foundation report ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... programs, including ones raising the awareness of the impact of bias in the workplace, garnered them the recognition of the Catalyst Award for gender diversity and the Employer of Choice for Women citation from the Equal Opportunity for Women in the ...