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Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Kennaway said. "We're way behind Europe and the US.... The European Union is bringing out the taxonomy on sustainable development. A lot of the European developments will flow through to the Australian marketplace. That's something for the marketplace ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... investment universe for the Fund which considers companies' contribution towards achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)," Andre said. "Along with the analysts, she will also help to drive company and market engagements, and ensure ...

Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... the candidate with a broader opportunity to combine stewardship across all investment asset classes with supported development of the Property asset class, which we feel provides a good fit. It also encourages whole of portfolio thinking and a pragmatic ...

Call for education on difference between sustainable, impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... access to healthcare, and investing in efficient equipment, software and services. The fund is linked to Sustainable Development Goal 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing. Funds like the Healthcare Impact Fund represent the future of where the investment market ...

PRI executive appointed to European Platform on Sustainable Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... European Platform on Sustainable Finance. The Platform on Sustainable Finance will advise the European Commission on the development of robust and science-based technical screening criteria for the EU taxonomy and policy development, as well as other ...

Strong inflows to sustainable option: Stockspot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... was to create an option that was "environmentally friendly," while also incorporating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to screening out fossil fuels, the ETFs also screen out gas pipelines, gambling, adult entertainment ...

Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... business value and create 395 million jobs. Further, biodiversity loss threatens the achievement of 80% of Sustainable Development Goals sub-targets related to poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans and land The investors recognize that ...

Opinion: Australian super funds could benefit from US ESG policy move

RAEWYN WILLIAMS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... other ESG matters, shifts back and forth at the margins as the presidency changes. The new proposal - a dangerous development - is the first time the DOL has ventured beyond offering non-binding guidance on responsible investing to propose a mandatory ...

Coles signs Queensland renewable energy deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... emissions nationally by an estimated 20% or 240,000 tonnes annually. Coles and CleanCo also note that it will secure the development of both projects, which together with CleanCo's Karara wind farm, will create 800 local jobs in Queensland's Western ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... through initiatives such as Climate Action 100+.? "In the last year, there has been an incredible acceleration in the development of the tools and frameworks that's been driven by the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance," Denis-Ryan said. "It has 29 institutional ...