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Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... corporates, non-profits and universities, to advance corporate sustainability and the private sector's contribution to sustainable development. GCNA are not the only organisation to look at the intersection of climate change and public health. Last year ...

Climate change, unclear policy response pose investment risk: JANA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... continuation of currently announced policies, which would equate to 3 degree increase in global temperatures. The second, the Sustainable Development Scenario, models a more aggressive - and critically at this stage, hypothetical - policy response and ...

Fidelity International launches Sustainable Water and Waste Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
Fidelity International has launched the Fidelity Sustainable Water and Waste Fund in Australia. Bertrand Lecourt, lead portfolio manager, Fidelity International The fund focuses on sustainable investment opportunities within the water and waste management ...

Transformational investment needed to address systemic risk: WEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... identified six critical systemic risks that require a transformational investment approach to convert those risks to sustainable returns. Helga Birgden, global business leader, responsible investment and partner, Mercer The report, Transformational Investment ...

Future Super measures environmental impact of portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... we go. What can we do as a superfund to advocate for the better outcomes for our members, and what can we do as a sustainable business to campaign for a better future." The $1.3 billion fund has celebrated its fifth anniversary of launching, and has ...

Ex-Rosenberg Equities executives launch Radiant ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
The former CEO and head of sustainable investing at Rosenberg Equities have launched a new platform specialising in ESG-anchored portfolios and research for institutional investors and wealth managers. Heidi Ridley (l) and Kathryn McDonald (r), co-founders ...

HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Programme is designed to support investor and stakeholder outreach and education projects centred on growing "robust and sustainable green bond markets that contribute to climate action and low carbon investment," according to the Climate Bond Initiative. ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... here I'm talking about consumer demand that is powered by a different type of energy, seeking solutions that are more sustainable for the climate and for society." State Street Global Advisors recently launched a climate-aware fund of international equities ...

EdTech sector shows investment, impact opportunities: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... implications for seeing EdTech as an area of impact investing - access to quality education is the fourth of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and SDG 4 focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities. ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... pointed to the the EU's Green Recovery Plan will drive growth for businesses that are enabling the transition to a sustainable economy and will provide expanded investment opportunities across three pathways to a low-carbon future - renewable energy ...