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Climate engagement escalation vital to responsible investing: Aviva Investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... As part of Climate Engagement Escalation Programme, the company undertook 218 engagements. The engagements apply across equity and credit portfolios and focused on 30 of the worst emitters from the oil and gas, mining, steel and utilities sectors making ...

Hamilton Lane raises $370m for second impact fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... closed-end investment vehicle that aims to create positive social and environmental impact alongside generating private equity returns. It has a focus on making direct investments across strategies including buyout, growth, late-stage venture and real ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability concerns, and geopolitical factors. This includes areas such as cold storage, AgTech, farmland debt and equity, as well as potential risks associated with trends like alternative meats and vertical farming. "From farm to fork, our global ...

AI and ESG: risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... consent. Striking a balance between improving marketing strategies and respecting customer privacy is paramount. Bias, equity and inclusion: Whether AI outputs are found to be bias or not often reflect societal biases due to biased inputs or datasets ...

Outgoing APRA deputy governor calls for greater board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... risks and run institutions prudently. Rowell flagged that while at the moment, APRA raises awareness around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) DEI, "we are also considering how we can strengthen this aspect of governance and risk management as part ...

Podcast: Capturing green returns - Mamadou-Abou Sarr

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... carbon transition index strategy that aligns with the Your Future, Your Super performance test. The V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy tracks the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) ex-Australia ESG Materiality ...

CEFC invests $80m in Pacific Equity Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has allocated up to $80 million into a private equity strategy that will focus on decarbonisation across Australian mid-market infrastructure. The CEFC has invested in the $1.4 billion Pacific Equity Partners ...

ESG salaries revealed, talent shortage predicted as demand surges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... ESG recruitment specialist at Kaizen, said demand for specialised skills in the funds management, superannuation, private equity, asset consulting, and wealth management sectors is surging and a shortage of qualified ESG professionals is expected to ...

Noted Aboriginal academic calls on business to back Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... a remedy for historical racism and explicit racism in the constitution... a Yes vote is absolutely necessary to achieve equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people." "We have one opportunity to fix it. Let's fix it." Businesses can find ...

New collaboration to create TCFD for social risks

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... social dimensions of corporate performance in sustainability. With current uncertain economic conditions, affordability and equity are also increasing in importance. "Issues around inequality, human rights and social performance are key to achieving ...