RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   With governments around the world setting low carbon targets, there are clear implications for investors in integrating carbon transition considerations in their portfolio.RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   The passage of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Bill can strengthen opportunities in the waste and resource recovery sectors, according to EY.

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   Zenith Investment Partners is aiming to demystify ESG and responsible investing strategies for clients by introducing a tiered framework that describes funds' activities based on their research.RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   The government's latest proposed reforms to superannuation have raised concerns that they might impinge on funds' ability to use ESG investing strategies.

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   Australia's largest waste management company has released its first stand-alone sustainability report.RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   Private health insurer Medibank has issued its first sustainability report, providing analysis on key stakeholders, and mapping their activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia (WWF-Australia) has launched a wildlife and nature regeneration program to fund solutions that could become impact investments.RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   Impact investment deals have continued to flow through 2020, according to specialist investment manager Conscious Investment Management.

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   More than 70% of global fashion brands around the world could demonstrate at "at least some deliberate positive action" to support vulnerable workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Baptist World AidRACHEL ALEMBAKIS   People who self-identified as coming from lower class backgrounds experience more exclusion, discrimination and harassment at work than people from higher classes, according to research from Diversity Council Australia (DCA).

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   Growth in exchange traded products (ETPs) that are ESG integrated continues to rise, with funds under management crossing $2 billion in assets under management as of the end of September, according to Zenith Investment Partners.RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   A leading digital first finance provider for solar and home improvements has announced Australia's first 100% green certified asset backed securitisation (ABS).

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   Impact Investment Group (IIG) has named Amanda Goodman head of capital raising and investor relations.RACHEL ALEMBAKIS   The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has hired Graham Sinden as head of climate risk.