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Coles recognised by Marine Stewardship Council for sustainable seafood

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... our supplier partners," Whittaker said. "It's a really big piece of work to get our suppliers across the line to meet standard, and MSC is one of our recognised certification schemes for wild-caught, so we're pleased and proud of the work that comes ...

Australian funds join international controversial weapons call

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
... controversial weapons are a marginal part of global equity and fixed income indices, "however, for active investors using standard benchmarks, excluding these companies means exposing portfolios to extra tracking error," the letter said. Further, the ...

Teachers Mutual Bank receives RIAA certification for products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019  |  NEWS
Teachers Mutual Bank's retail deposits, mortgages and wholesale funding vehicles have been certified under by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). Steve James, CEO, Teachers Mutual Bank RIAA Certification means that the products ...

Calix identifies six sustainability challenges impacting clients

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
Australian technology company Calix has outlined six sustainability challenges over the next decade that they are working on with clients. Andrew Oakley, general manager, strategy and commercial, Calix Calix named reducing CO2 emissions, creating energy ...

Natixis joins the Climate Bonds Initiative Partners Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services, has been reconfirmed as a verifier under the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme. The reconfirmation underscores the successful integration of the three branches of ISS ESG ...

SASB Foundation appoints Marc Siegel to SASB Board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
... look forward to his contributions." Siegel has experience as an auditor, consultant, forensic accountant, analyst and a standard setter. He previously led the Accounting Research and Analysis team at the RiskMetrics Group, and prior to that, he was the ...

Sustainalytics acquires GES International, increases global reach

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019  |  NEWS
Sustainalytics has acquired GES International, a global provider of engagement, screening and fiduciary voting services to institutional investors. Michael Jantzi, CEO, Sustainalytics The acquisition combines Sustainalytics' ESG research and ratings ...

Coca Cola, WWF-Australia, farmers mark 10 years of Project Catalyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... Prestwood said. "We've put in the $5.6 million through the Coca Cola Foundation, and it's a program that really is a gold standard of what a corporate, NGO and federal government funding partnership could look like in terms of business and NGOs working ...

Potentially hazardous ingredients in consumer products as investment risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018  |  NEWS
... requirement to comply with higher standards for product responsibility in particular countries, and they effectively made this standard a 'baseline' for global processes. "The interest with this particular research was to look at whether that was anything ...

Insight Investment analyses ESG factors affecting sovereign credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018  |  NEWS
... majority of developed markets receiving a negative ESG momentum score ESG momentum has a weak relationship overall with standard industry measures of sovereign credit risk, but there are outliers "There's no clear evidence at this point that it has an ...