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FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... decision-making needs." Orro joins from S&P Global Market Intelligence where he developed and successfully executed the commercial strategy for the Pacific region for the last seven years. Prior to S&P Global, Orro spent almost 10 years in the Australian ...

APRA to conduct climate vulnerability assessment on banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
APRA is developing a framework to assess Australia's largest banks for their vulnerability to climate risk. APRA is working in partnership with the country's five largest banks to design a climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) which will assess not ...

Property fund inks multi-billion dollar sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... activity to ISPT's "team approach" to embedding ESG through the business. The SLL targets are tied to ISPT's ESG strategy to 2025. In environmental KPIs, the loans will be linked to achievements in emissions reduction, renewable energy usage ...

AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund hits net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Carbon for its internally managed assets from 1 January 2021, ahead of its 2030 target. The renewable energy procurement strategy is one of a number of initiatives towards achieving Zero Net Carbon across AMP Capital's entire $28 billion of managed real ...

Australian Retailers Association appoints director of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... director, sustainability and impact. Robertson will lead the development of a sector wide sustainability and social impact strategy and will also serve as the inaugural Chair of the ARA Sustainability Advisory Committee. Robertson comes to ARA from IAG ...

First Sentier launches private debt strategy with renewable energy assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
First Sentier Investors has launched a private debt strategy that is initially focusing on loans to the renewable energy sector. The sustainable debt strategy has attracted a cornerstone investor that has made a financial commitment through a standalone ...

AICD presses case for stakeholder role in governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
Recent governance failures at companies such as Rio Tinto and AMP show the risks and damage caused when decisions are disconnected from stakeholder interests, according to a new guide to stakeholder engagement by the Australian Institute of Company ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... leading super funds and investment managers announce net zero strategies, however there remains a gap between investment strategy and consumer expectations that their money doesn't contribute to further climate change. "The Australian investment community ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... our ambition to be Australia's most sustainable supermarket we've launched our new 'Together to Zero' sustainability strategy with a long-term aspiration towards zero emissions, zero waste and zero hunger," says Thinus Keeve, Coles chief sustainability ...

Investors integrating ESG into securities lending: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... State Street Global Markets recently announced it has established an ESG-aware commingled cash collateral reinvestment strategy for clients of its agency lending program. The Agency Lending team of State Street Global Markets has partnered with State ...