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Not all net zero targets created equal: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... of change, Maple-Brown said. "We need electricity and water, and electricity cannot be provided in a reliable and sustainable way in a totally decarbonised manner," Maple-Brown said. "That will come, at this point in time, but it's not here yet. ...

GII launch gender equality impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... four areas - education, health, nutrition, and social and economic empowerment. Those companies map to six of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - SDG3, good health and well-being, SDG4, quality education, SDG5 gender equality, SDG8, decent work ...

Top 100 asset owners "hold keys" to net zero: Willis Towers Watson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... hold the keys and the pathways to net zero." Tim Unger, Willis Towers Watson's newly appointed Australia head of sustainable investment, noted that the low number of AO100 mentions with accredited net zero targets is likely to change in the next ...

Deep impact: the next step in sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Impact investing has previously more been identified with private market strategies and investments in specific use of proceeds bonds like green bonds or social impact bonds, where the allocation of capital is directly tied to the activity of the use ...

Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability. "Under [Citi CEO] Jane Fraser's leadership, we have made commitments in terms of US$1 trillion in sustainable finance by 2030, which includes a US$500 billion environmental finance goal and a US$500 billion social finance goal," Southall ...

BetaShares appoints director of responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... director of responsible investments, a newly created role for the ETF provider. Liddell is responsible for driving sustainable investment initiatives at BetaShares, including investment stewardship, engagement, product development, investor education ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... it as being in line with their roles as fiduciaries, said SSGA senior managing director and global head of ESG and sustainable investing Karen Wong. "What's interesting is that on climate change itself, there is some realisation that climate change being ...

Regulatory action on ESG a key concern for investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... - a proscriptive approach to ESG investment reporting, or a principles-based approach? A: The European Union's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation is proscriptive. The rationale behind this is that the European Union wants to put measures in ...

Brighte issues second green asset backed securitisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Brighte Founder and CEO Katherine McConnell said the deal reflected the strong investor demand for high performing sustainable assets. "We've had the intention to do this from inception, so achieving this rating is a validation of our processes, an endorsement ...

COP26 week one: what Australians need to know

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... Government's investment fund for developing countries announced a partnership to create fund to invest in the sustainable forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The new partnership will aim to raise up to $500 million over the next three to five ...