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Mercer names global head of sustainable investment research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Investment, Mercer said: Through our forward-looking research on the impact of climate change and on sustainability in investments, as well as our accompanying advice and solutions, we are supporting clients in pursuing better investment ...

Companies have duty to act on climate conclusions of IPCC report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... business perspective, a few key messages stood out to me," said Emma Herd, a partner at EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice. "The first is that warming is happening a lot faster than anticipated. In Australia, it is happening ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
One of the major Australian banks has launched sustainability-linked derivative products, building on its existing sustainability-linked loans (SLL) and sustainability-linked bond (SLB) processes. ANZ's sustainability-linked derivatives (SLDs) will ...

ESG "the most important thematic for the next 30 years"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Hamson pointed to the surge in ESG investment and explained why the asset management industry must take ESG and sustainability seriously. The $10.8 billion specialist income fund manager has integrated ESG considerations into its investment process ...

Setting ESG targets a "first mover advantage" for companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... advantage" in terms of access to new forms of capital and investment. Adam Carrel, partner in the EY Climate Change and Sustainability Services team, and Emily Whelan, ESG advisory sales, UBS, recently discussed the state ESG action and disclosure. "Corporate ...

Quant manager deploys AI to identify corporate greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... significant amounts of both structured and unstructured data." Acadian uses ESG signals drawn from text mining of sustainability reports, regulatory filings, shareholder proposals and other company data. Signals range from the identification of physical ...

ASI launches APAC sustainability institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) will launch an Asia Pacific sustainability institute to support the momentum of sustainable investing. The abrdn Sustainability Institute is designed to drive sustainable investing and supporting the buildout of a ...

Pengana Capital reports positive impacts of equities fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... four to seven years. It only invests in companies that produce goods and services that address the challenges of sustainability, thereby generating a positive social or environmental impact. The fund's three year performance as of 30 June was 13.0% ...

ESG reporting rises, but companies lagging on climate, diversity: Ethical Partners

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... around integration and strategy to get there from the targets that are being set," said Ethical Partners head of sustainability Robyn Parkin. "We do have more quantity of disclosures, but we need to go to the quality of disclosures." Ethical Partners ...

Mitsubishi buys stake in Australian carbon credit developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... projects. Mitsubishi Corporation said their investment in Australian Integrated Carbon (AIC) "falls in step with our sustainability objectives, which include transitioning to a low-carbon society." AIC noted that Mitsubishi Corporation identified Australia's ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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