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Responsible investment reaches tipping point, more work to come: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... industry is really beginning, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO RIAA has issued the 17 th annual Australian Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2018 in conjunction with KPMG. The data ...

US activists target banks over finance to for-profit prisons, detention centres

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... Backers of Hate and led by the Center for Popular Democracy and Make the Road New York, protested outside of J P Morgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon's house last week. According to a media report of the protests by Reuters, Banks including JP Morgan and Bank ...

Q&A: Yolanda Beattie, Mercer, talks Future IM/Pact initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... it goes back to the significance of the sponsorship program - that it gives organisations that have at least got the right CEO that's saying, "Yes. I want to do this and I'm willing to stake my reputation capital and, oh I don't know, 40 grand or something," ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... direct commitments to 39 new projects, with a total value of $2.3 billion in the 2017-2018 financial year. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation The CEFC has released its 2018 Investment Update, discussing their role as a leading investor ...

GRI, UN Global Compact release guide to measure, report on SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... information needs of governments, investors, and other stakeholders and enhance their accountability to society," says Lise Kingo, CEO and executive director of the UN Global Compact.

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... performance, accountability and transparency. "B Corp is to sustainable business what Fair Trade is to coffee," said Mathew Browning, CEO Of UCA Funds Management. "The idea that others can look at us and know where we stand as an ethical business. It's ...

CEFC provides $56 million finance to Numurkah Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $56 million of debt finance to the Numurkah Solar Farm in Victoria. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation Numurkah Solar Farm, a $198 million 100MW (AC) (128MWp) solar development in Victoria's ...

Finance sector calls for development of Sustainable Finance Roadmaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... financial system is crucial for delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement and tackling climate change," said Emma Herd, CEO of Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). "In markets and economies all over the world, investors are seeing hard evidence ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... left its infant state and is emerging as much more mature and diverse part of the financial markets," said Simon O'Conor, CEO of RIAA, at the report's launch earlier this week. The organisations originating these impact investments consist of six asset ...

Persistent and increasing bonus pay pushes up ASX100 remuneration: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... remuneration continues to rise, pushed by "persistent and increasing bonus payments", according to the latest analysis of CEO pay by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Don Meij, the CEO of Domino's Pizza ...