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Impact investing on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Young said recent research by SLI found the younger you were the more likely you were to hold a Socially Responsible Investment or Green product, "the more likely you felt you didn't have to compromise financial returns, and invest ethically or with ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
Australia's largest superannuation fund has created a new socially responsible investment (SRI) option that avoids investment in companies with fossil fuel reserves. From 30 May 2016, AustralianSuper's three sustainable investment options will be consolidated ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Mercer has appointed Acadian Asset Management to manage an Australian equities socially responsible investment (SRI) mandate. This latest appointment follows Acadian being awarded an Australian equities small cap mandate by IOOF Investments last week. ...

VicSuper creates climate change committee

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... specifically addresses climate change. The fund then initiated research to review environmentally and socially responsible investment options. "The survey results were integrated into this business case and we have just sent out an expanded member survey ...

HESTA chair on responsible investment board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... as a director at HESTA she has helped the fund become one of Australia's first to introduce a socially responsible investment option and enact a portfolio-wide exclusion on tobacco-related investments. HESTA has more than 70% of total assets managed ...

Super funds under growing global pressure to divest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... companies. Since then, Local Government Super (LGS) completely divested from coal, First State Super's socially responsible investment options are fossil fuel free and Future Super, Australia's only fossil fuel free super fund, has gained 3,000 members ...

First State Super socially responsible options go green

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
First State Super has divested from fossil fuels in its socially responsible investment options and is researching the resilience of its broader portfolio to climate change. Members who choose the socially responsible investment option will not be exposed ...

S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... are involved in activities perceived to be inconsistent with Catholic values, according to the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines outlined by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (US CCB). It specifically avoids companies involved ...

ANU divests seven companies, seeks equities manager

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... investment management operations, and is looking for an 'enhanced index manager' who can meet its socially responsible investment policy. The five companies to be excluded are Iluka Resources, Independence Group, Newcrest Mining, Sandfire Resources ...

HESTA takes stand against thermal coal

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... activities." HESTA's decision follows UniSuper's policy of screening fossil fuel investments for its socially responsible investment option. It is so far the only mega fund to introduce fossil fuel screening across all its options. Local Government Super ...