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Scentre Group reports sustainability progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
Scentre Group has reported Scope 1 and 2 Emissions reductions of 38% since 2014 and says it is on track to reach its 2030 net zero emissions goal. Scentre Group released its first Climate Statement this week, alongside its 2022 Modern Slavery Statement ...

Juicing up gender equity with Orange Bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... and products across the responsible, ethical and impact investment spectrum and advises superfunds, foundations and other asset owners globally with Australian Ethical as one of their key clients, said Brightlight head of investment management Simba ...

Leading Harvest launches Australian ag sustainability standard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... implementing a sustainability assurance program for the Australian agriculture sector after a successful pilot backed by Warakirri Asset Management among others. Leading Harvest is a non-profit that has developed the Farmland Management Standard, which ...

Fink counts the cost of "easy money" in annual letter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... to drop after years of "easy money" in terms of aggressive global fiscal and monetary policy. The second domino could be asset-liability mismatches such as that demonstrated in the collapse of Silicon Valley bank and two other US banks. The third domino ...

Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease over koala concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... scattered paddock trees to move, for example, so degraded rural blocks still support vulnerable ecosystems. "There is a stranded asset risk for developers that own sites in the same category." Richman said there needs to be a "fundamental change in approach" ...

HSBC Australia hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Within Australia, HSBC was the sustainability coordinator on nine of the 26 transactions closed in 2022. In 2022, Climate Asset Management, HSBC's dedicated natural capital investment manager formed as a joint venture with climate change investment and ...

Australian Ethical hires CIO, head of impacts and ethics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... organisations including Hastings, Westpac, ABN Amro, Macquarie, UBS and BNP Paribas. He has deep experience in multiple asset classes including infrastructure, structured debt, public equities, private markets and private equity/venture capital. Australian ...

Resource-efficient companies more resilient: Impax AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... prove more resilient even during more a more challenging macroeconomic backdrop, according to the founder and CEO of Impax Asset Management. Ian Simm was recently in Australia and spoke with FS Sustainability about themes including how EU and UK markets' ...

First Super taps IFM Investors for ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... already screens its private equity portfolio for governance and labour rights risks, and international equities was the next asset class of consideration. Watson said that the process would now be extended to its credit and fixed income assets.

Stafford Capital Partners launches sustainable timber impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
Stafford Capital Partners has reached initial close of a carbon offset and sustainable timberland impact strategy that will see investment in Australian and New Zealand assets as part of the portfolio. The Stafford Carbon Offset Opportunity Fund has ...