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Investors welcome New National Net Zero Authority

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... establishment of the new authority. This comes as FS Sustainability reported this week that energy heads and responsible investment experts called on the establishment of such an authority to ensure that no workers would be left behind and that companies ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the pace of the transition." "If it's not done well, there will be consequences," Ros McKay, head of responsible investment at Cbus Super added. Companies need to take practical steps to ensure that workers are reskilled into well-paying equivalent ...

Podcast: What's happening at RI Australia 2023 - Estelle Parker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) is gearing up to hold its annual conference in Melbourne May 10-11. FS Sustainability is proud to be an official media partner to the event, and we're joined by RIAA's Executive Manager, Programs ...

Stewardship and greenwashing in spotlight at RI Australia 2023

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
Greenwashing, investment stewardship and the maturation of the responsible investment sector will be key themes in the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) RI Australia 2023 conference. RI Australia 2023 will be in Melbourne May 10-11. ...

First Sentier Investors to focus on armed conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... human rights more broadly and we wanted to sharpen the tools," said First Sentier Investors global head of responsible investment Kate Turner. "The focus since has been, how can we think about this more broadly at FSI. In the last year, conflict and ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The government announcement of a forthcoming Sovereign Green Bonds program has been welcomed, with fixed income managers pointing to increased Australian dollar-denominated green bond supply and enhanced transparency as positive future developments. ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... develop products and transparently disclosure on outcomes against a standardised set of criteria." The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) also welcomed the announcement. " The government understands that a sustainable finance taxonomy ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... it's made factories in Bangladesh safer places to work," said First Sentier Investors global head of responsible investment Kate Turner. "It is good to see that collaboration across suppliers, brands and unions has achieved outcomes when it comes ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... positive environmental or social impact. The fund is a repositioning of a former Maple-Brown Abbott fund, the Responsible Investment Fund. "The fund has been repositioned as a sustainably-themed investment fund," the fund manager said. "This has included ...

RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has recruited its new head of certification from the B Corp movement. Shalini Samuel joins RIAA as head of certification. She comes to the industry body from B Lab AANZ, where she was director ...