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ACCR, CAER study gender pay gap at ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
More than a quarter of ASX100 companies do not have a remuneration policy that covers gender pay equity, although the vast majority have conducted analysis to determination if they are any remuneration gaps between men and women, according to a new ...

UCA Funds Management certified as B Corp, signs Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has been certified as a B Corporation and its staff has signed the Banking and Finance Oath. UCA Funds Management staff sign Banking and Finance Oath (photo courtesy of UCA Funds Management) UCA Funds Management joins more than ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Finance sector institutions representing more than 300 institutions with $10 trillion in assets have called for the development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps for Australia and New Zealand. The statement was released at the end of the 2018 United Nations ...

Expert panel discusses growth of Australia's impact investing market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The impact investing market is developing and maturing, and participants are grappling with setting appropriate reporting and performance targets, encouraging adequate deal flow, and finding projects that generate social impact as well as projects generating ...

Impact investments quadruple to $5 billion in two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
Impact investments have quadrupled between 2015 and 2017, according to new report launched today by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at Swinburne University. Benchmarking ...

CEFC backs Granville Harbour Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has invested $59 million in the Tasmanian-based Granville Harbour Wind Farm. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The project will deliver a one third increase in Tasmania's wind capacity. ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors has commissioned research from the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney that has led to the development of a packaging sustainability performance framework. David Gait, managing partner, Stewart ...

Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Macquarie Group has issued a £500 million facility to finance green projects as part of a £2.0 billion loan facility. The green tranches will be used to support renewable energy projects initially, and energy efficiency, waste management, green ...

IFC invests US$75m in Garanti Bank gender bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
The IFC has invested US$75 million in a bond issue by Turkey's Garanti Bank that will finance enterprises and companies owned or managed by women. The new bond has a six-year term maturity and is the first private sector gender bond in emerging markets ...

HESTA commits additional $40m to Social Impact Investment Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
HESTA committed an additional $40 million to its Social Impact Investment Trust (SIIT), more than doubling its investment in the social impact vehicle. Michael Lynch, Executive Director, Impact Investing, SVA. Managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA) ...