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Fox and Hare certified as B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... that we're heading in the right direction and have guidance," Hare said. "That's something I took out of the B Corp certification that I didn't foresee - they made us really open our minds to areas that we just hadn't considered. "... It enabled us to ...

Heritage Bank hires first ESG and sustainability manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... delivery of improved governance and reporting of Heritage's ESG performance and projects such as carbon neutral certification. Masci has more than 15 years' experience across environmental management, corporate sustainability and ESG and comes to Heritage ...

US SEC proposes new disclosure for ESG funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... allocate their capital efficiently and meet their needs." Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) head of certification and ratings Cassandra Williams said that RIAA welcomes the proposal by the US and notes that many of the proposed stipulations ...

RIAA certifies two Real Asset Management funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... Income Fund and RAM Diversified Fixed Income and Credit SMA have been approved under RIAA's Responsible Investment Certification, meaning that they adhere to operational and disclosures practices in line with responsible investment practices. "Good governance ...

Australians expect ethical investing: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... Bank Limited. "It takes a while to build up a credible, authentic platform," Millais said. "That's what RIAA certification and B Corp certification means. The challenge for us now is looking at more consumers joining. "Our proposition isn't to ...

Property manager buys nearly 100,000 carbon credits for offsetting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... lettable area, covered by the 97,000 ACCUs, which is a 30% reduction of absolute emissions from their first year of certification. ISPT reduced Scope 1, 2 and some Scope 3 emissions by 30% on its directly owned and operated properties - from 73,000 tonnes ...

Failing to manage ESG a severe risk to business: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
Failing to manage material ESG issues effectively will constitute a business failure by 2030, according to research from KPMG Australia. Increasing regulation and expectations from employees, customers and investors means businesses will have to transform ...

RIAA rules out nuclear weapons, e-cigarettes in responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment Standard. RIAA's Responsible Investment Standard - which underpins the body's Responsible Investment Certification Program - specifies that a responsible investment product must, at a minimum, avoid significant harm. This means investors ...

CFA launches ESG certificate in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
CFA Societies Australia has launched a world-first ESG investing certification for Australia. The CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing in Australia will offer investment professionals the benchmark knowledge and skills they require to integrate ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... "unfounded" and said that Huon "was the first and only seafood producer in Australia to achieve RSPCA Approved Farming certification." Forrest noted that he has been developing the practices behind No Pain, No Fear "for about six or seven years." During ...