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Video Panel: Ethical Investments: Design and Communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... integration and impact investments can result in products that can do well for investors while doing good for the wider community, too, and how they communicate the benefits of ethical investment to their internal and external stakeholders. The panel ...

More Australian companies report corporate responsibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... "Even though it is not mandatory, companies now recognize that stakeholders including investors, customers and the wider community, have a right to see more than just companies' financial statements." The survey also found that of the 82% of Australian ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... reality is an uncertain policy environment with policy volatility, with low incentive in some cases for the investment community to develop their skills and their competency," he said. "And also it is a new market in its own right. So if our objective ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... investments, up front, by the government, the Reserve Bank of Australia or the banks themselves in investing directly in community finance," Mooney said. "There is tremendous opportunity in community finance/microfinance. At the moment, we're by far ...

RIAA: majority of Australians would choose responsible super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... managed companies which are making positive environmental and social impacts, or that avoid investments which harm the community," O'Connor said. "Anything less runs contrary to the basic expectations of Australians. All investors, including super funds ...

Looking for social, economic return by creating shared value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... mining companies about creating some real opportunities in the communities we go into... What we've done is work in community impact, working with local indigenous councils to train people, particularly at-risk teenagers, to train them on machinery... ...

ARENA funds UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AU$165,280 to a project that is developing strategies to increase community renewables in Australia. ARENA is providing part of the funding to the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures for its AU$266,280 ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... are the 10 objectives and those objective are owned by the business," said Siobhan Toohill, head of sustainability and community, Westpac Group. "My team is here to support the business, but each of the objectives is owned by the business. We also have ...

GRI makes appointments to Stakeholder Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Value, Frank van den Hurk, senior reporting manager sustainability, Rabobank, Lemarron Kaanto, corporate affairs and community development manager, Tata Chemicals Magadi, Nilesh Moodley, group sustainability manager, Liberty Group, Roberto Pedote, vice ...

bankmecu: integrated reporting develops integrated thinking

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... bank's structure as a mutual to its mission as an institution delivering social and financial benefits to the larger community. The bank has undertaken activities to measure social impact in quantifiable metrics, hiring Net Balance in 2011 to conduct ...