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Wealth managers under pressure on returns, ESG: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... returns and in terms of ESG investments, according to research from Accenture. Accenture's Towards the Markets of Tomorrow: Capital Markets Vision 2025 notes that globally, the perception of wealth managers will begin to shift from "being alpha generators ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... financing strategy with the long-term sustainability strategy of clients," said Noémie Peiffer head sustainable finance, Capital Markets Group APAC, BNP Paribas. "We leverage on the long-term sustainability ambition of our clients and then within ...

Conscious Investment Management grows team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Jordan has worked on transactions spanning public and private mergers and acquisitions, growth-equity and venture capital, capital raisings, restructurings and joint-ventures, both in Australia and internationally. "I have spent over a decade working ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
If Australia is to meet net zero emissions by 2050, the industrial sector will have to significantly cut its carbon emissions through a combination of policies and actions, according to the Grattan Institute. The Grattan Institute has published Towards ...

Andrew Forrest steps up No Pain No Fear campaign

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Andrew Forrest has stepped up the campaign against global protein producer JBS, calling on the company to adopt a No Pain No Fear animal welfare commitment. Forrest is challenging JBS to commit to the principle, which is applied to agri-food business ...

New Forests hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Global forestry investments manager New Forests has hired a head of sustainability and created a new impact and advocacy business unit. Jo Saleeba joins as head of sustainability, after a short stint at FTSE Russell. She was the inaugural CEO of the ...

BlueScope sets net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
BlueScope has announced a net zero 2050 target for its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions. The commitment is "highly dependent on several enablers, including the commerciality of emerging and breakthrough technologies, the availability of affordable ...

Not all oil stocks are out on ESG grounds: Pendal Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Not all oil and gas companies are alike when it comes to ESG characteristics and transitioning to net zero, according to Pendal Group. As diversified oil and gas companies realign their operations towards a carbon-constrained future, investors have ...

IPCC report highlights need for urgent action in Australia: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Against the backdrop of a landmark report into the physical impacts of climate change, one expert suggests that Australia's existing policy settings can be updated to a cap-and-trade systems to meet the challenge. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
One of the major Australian banks has launched sustainability-linked derivative products, building on its existing sustainability-linked loans (SLL) and sustainability-linked bond (SLB) processes. ANZ's sustainability-linked derivatives (SLDs) will ...