Investment

SVA appoints Rob Koczkar as incoming CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has announced Rob Koczkar will succeed Michael Traill as chief executive from October.

Video: Taking ESG integration to the investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Taking ESG integration to the investment committee from The Sustainability Report on Vimeo. The Sustainability Report moderated this live panel debate examining how and to what extent superannuation funds are integrating environmental, social and governance ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian social enterprise and impact investment sectors are growing, but the process of building a pipeline of sustainable social enterprises that are developed enough to attract debt and equity financing is still painstaking. There is still a ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
Charities and faith-based organisations can introduce defensive and growth asset investments to their asset allocation while still exercising responsible stewardship of their resources, according to a paper written by UCA Funds Management.

CleanTek Market platform to connect companies, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
CleanTek Market, a global online clean technology marketplace that connects technology providers, investors and advisors, has launched in beta.

ASrIA appoints two to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) has appointed Simon Copley and David Li to its board of directors.

RIAA launches RI Academy in Canada, India

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)'s Responsible Investment Academy (RI Academy) is being introduced to Canada and India in conjunction with local responsible investment associations.

AMP Capital, Goodman join GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
AMP Capital and Goodman have joined the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
The government of South Australia has proposed legislation that will bring environmental upgrade finance to the state and provide a new financing vehicle for commercial developers to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency.

Addis, Blackburn-Wright open impact investment firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
Sandy Blackburn-Wright, former head of social innovation for Westpac, and Rosemary Addis, former social innovation strategist at the Australian Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), have launched a company that will consult ...