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New Forests to partner on African forestry strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
A partnership of investors including New Forests have announced they will create a fund to invest in the sustainable forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa. The announcement by CDC Group, the UK's development finance institution, Finnfund, the Finnish ...

Fidelity International to invest $150bn in net zero strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... introduced a net zero methodology to guide the pathway, according to Fidelity International global head of stewardship and sustainable investing Jenn-Hui Tan. "We've set an initial target of $150 billion AUM invested in line with the Net Zero methodology," ...

Wayfinding for deeper engagement in ethical investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... in which we invest are wayfinders - transforming the finance system and financing the transformation needed for a sustainable future," he said. "We are aiming higher-to reduce environmental, social, and financial risk, and increase financial return by ...

Kilter Rural in $70m mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
Kilter Rural has received $70 million from an unnamed US institutional investor with the mandate to invest in sustainable Australian agriculture and water assets. Investors are seeking natural capital investments in response to changing regulatory frameworks ...

CEFC allocates seed capital for lithium production technology

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... Fund, has invested in Novalith's $2.5 million seed round. The Australian-based company is developing a new low-carbon sustainable approach to lithium production. The seed round will allow Novalith to finance the build-out and operation of a pilot plant ...

Rest outlines net zero scenario, impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... implementing these measures, our members will have more of their super invested in assets that will contribute to a more sustainable future, and less invested in assets that are fueling climate change," Lill said. "This approach will open up investment ...

NAB, Ramsay Health Care in ESG derivative transaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... improvement targets that are both credible and ambitious, the same logic applies to a derivative," said NAB global head of sustainable finance David Jenkins. NAB announced in September that it would offer sustainability-linked derivatives in Australia ...

Alphinity highlights sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... risks, the company then performs a "deep dive review," Cairns said. The report also explained Alphinity's use of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in its domestic and global equity finds. Alphinity launched the Global Sustainable Equity Fund earlier ...

CEFC in $50m agri-platform investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has invested $50 million towards a sustainable farming platform aimed at using data-driven practices to make farms more productive and resilient to climate change. The CEFC made the allocation to the Transforming ...

Paradice Investment Management hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... ownership in early 2019. Recently, Maddy helped prepare Pendal Group's UK business for the introduction of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). "I am very happy to welcome Maddy to the team, her skillset and experience is a valued ...