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U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... returns, U Ethical aims to deliver sustainable, long-term results - both financially and through an environmental and social impact lens." U Ethical has $1.4 billion in funds under management as of 31 December 2021. It operates as a social enterprise ...

Bank Australia taps NAB executive as chief impact officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... marketing teams at Bank Australia. Courville joins Bank Australia from NAB, where she was most recently executive, social impact. Previously, she led NAB's Corporate Social Responsibility function and NAB's natural capital strategy. Bank Australia managing ...

Leading Harvest to bring ag sustainability standard to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... agricultural industry has taught us that agricultural investments committed to environmental sustainability, positive social impact and responsible management, produce higher and more sustainable long-term returns," said Warakirri Asset Management managing ...

Conscious Investment Management expands investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Management to invest and develop assets including SDA and social and affordable housing that provides a positive social impact." In October 2021, Conscious Investment Management announced a partnership with community housing association HousingFirst ...

Australian Unity appoints head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022  |  NEWS
... Unity chief investment officer Joe Fernandes. "For our investors, this means greater opportunity to drive positive social impact as well as superior long-term investment outcomes.: Esther Kerr-Smith, CEO of Australian Unity Wealth & Capital Markets ...

2021 theme in review: human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... risk management. "We are inextricably linked in the way we live on the planet," KPMG director, human rights and social impact Meg Brodie told FS Sustainability. "The idea that we have environmental impacts and then we have impacts on people becomes a ...

Integrating just transitions into climate calculations: Mercer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Integrating the concepts of the "just transition" should become part of investors' decarbonisation strategies, according to Mercer. Mercer senior sustainability investment specialist Jillian Reid noted that investors need to "get much better at ...

Bringing a human rights lens to climate risk considerations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... management. "We are inextricably linked in the way we live on the planet," said KPMG director, human rights and social impact Meg Brodie. "The idea that we have environmental impacts and then we have impacts on people becomes a false dichotomy. In the ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... into programs such as maternal health, vaccination programs and girls' education that will provide measurable social impact outcomes. The fund was designed to be accessible to retail investors, Gunesekera said. "Our vision is around mainstreaming ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... environmental, social, and financial risk, and increase financial return by creating more positive environmental and social impact."

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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