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Downer inks $1.4 billion sustainability-linked debt facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... gas emissions reductions and social sustainability, identified as cultural awareness and mental health and wellbeing training of Downer employees. If the metrics are met, it will lead to a reduction in borrowing costs. These sustainability KPIs are unique ...

NZ Super appoints Rosemary Vilgan to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... various Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Committees. "Guardians Board members are chosen for their experience, training and expertise in the management of financial investments, as well as their mix of complementary skills," Savage said. "Rosemary's ...

Microfinance provider Grameen Australia hires Adam Mooney

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... Mooney said. "Our role is to raise the capital, provide them for a loan up of to $5,000 to start with, and mentoring/training as and when needed," Mooney said. "We are doing a pilot in Broadmeadows in Victoria, a pilot of other programs, focusing on ...

Research project to study sustainable forestry in East Arnhem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... include mapping and reporting of the forests of East Arnhem and their commercial potential, a harvesting demonstration and training site, and assessment of how different regimes would meet forest certification standards, a marketing pilot to identify ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainable investing product framework. Using ESG integration, the team "engages with clients on targeted solutions and builds training and marketing tools to help further accelerate the development of our firmwide capabilities." The Sustainable Investing ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... practices that they can put in place to make sure it doesn't happen again." Internal governance will focus on internal training on an ongoing basis, which will be implemented by the RI Team within First Sentier Investors. The training will begin "imminently," ...

EdTech sector shows investment, impact opportunities: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... catalysed by the impact of the rapid adoption of online learning and the investment in hardware, software, content and training to implement these digital learning environments. "EdTech is one of the bright spots of this crisis," said James Gifford ...

Australian impact investing market nearly triples in past two years: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... healthcare treatments and mental health interventions, 446 jobs secured by candidates previously excluded from employment; training of 179,000 teachers; 37,856 homes provided with electricity, and saving, treating or delivering 483,235 mega-litres of ...

Can proposed EU recovery plan prove a sustainable model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... much capacity, too many people, and companies are coming back leaner. What happens to those people in terms of skilling, training, employment?" There will be clear winners and losers as a result of this stimulus, Freedman said, with companies that are ...

Poor disclosure around labour hire workforce in listed companies: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... reduced visibility of workforce composition, including diversity, and reduced workforce development, due to less access to training and skills acquisition. The impacts on workforce development and skill acquisitions is noted in some company reports ...