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Global fund manager launches local climate transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... said. "Putting all those elements together gives investors a great opportunity in terms of taking on some of those sustainability issues, but also being much more forward looking at positioning the focus onto energy transition," said Scott Bennett, head ...

Westpac inks $350 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
Westpac has structured a $350 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) that ties the interest rate to how a company performs on social issues that are material to the company's performance. The three year loan to G8 Education, Australia's largest ...

Real estate managers carry out decarbonisation strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... are U.S.-based renewable energy from wind power with social outcomes as a co-benefit. The offset project supports sustainability education and is linked to research and skills training programs aimed at supporting green jobs. Lendlease is targeting absolute ...

Wholesale managed funds continue strong performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... companies that accord with the fund manager's ethical charter. Portfolio manager Andy Gracey previously told FS Sustainability the fund is overweight in companies associated with the healthcare and IT sectors, which have performed strongly in 2020 ...

Setting the standards for diversity within funds management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... happening." This focus on the private equity side aligns with clients' objectives and their increasing focus on sustainability issues as a part of investment activities, which also link to overarching frameworks such as the United Nations Sustainable ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... engagement, they have to a certain degree really been forced by the environment to shift. They've appointed chief sustainability officers, they've started issuing sustainability reports and we can see significant shifts in the industry." Robeco ...

Hiring culturally diverse women improves organisational leadership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... women of diverse cultural background and her experiences at a presentation at the CFO Summit 2021 in Sydney. FS Sustainability was a media partner at the event. "Organisations have to encourage females to apply for senior roles, because yes, there are ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change versus that from COVID-19 is based on two perceptions, noted Mathew Nelson, global climate change and sustainability services leader, EY. "Because COVID-19 has been well managed in Australia, there's a recognition that there's ...

Calculating the social cost of carbon: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Dimensional Fund Advisors. Joseph Chi, head of responsible investment at Dimensional Fund Advisors, spoke to FS Sustainability about a metric called the social cost of carbon (SCC), which is a metric that estimates the cost of the future damage caused ...

Property developer sets more ambitious timeline to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... investing in on-site renewables, which we have a history of using in commercial property" said Amy Hogan, head of sustainability at Stockland. Stockland has installed $33 million, 18megawatt installation of rooftop solar across its portfolio, and will ...