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S&P Dow Jones launches new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched sustainable versions of its Dividend Aristocrats suite of indices. S&P Developed ESG Dividend Aristocrats Index, the S&P ESG High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index, the S&P Global ESG Dividend Aristocrats Index, the ...

Earth Day brings tidings of climate change commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... consumption, businesses can state that they are powered by renewable energy. "As part of our ambition to be Australia's most sustainable supermarket we've launched our new 'Together to Zero' sustainability strategy with a long-term aspiration towards ...

Rest launches Sustainable Growth option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... As reported in sister publication Financial Standard, Rest's 1.7 million members will now have access to 'Sustainable Growth', the fund's first socially responsible investment option developed on the back of member feedback. Rest's new ...

Using total portfolio management to gain China, ESG exposure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... practice that asset managers undertake to engage with us and really improve the investment system to make it more sustainable, in particular in addressing systemic risks such as climate change." "The investment case is really three-fold," Yin said. "China ...

Perennial launches boutique ESG business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... the focus will be on the two products - the Better Future Trust and IMPQ. Earlier this year, Perennial renamed the sustainable small cap equities fund the Perennial Better Future Trust. It was previously named the Perennial Smaller Companies Sustainable ...

State Street launches ESG service for securities lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... organised under the aegis of the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) have developed the Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending (PSSL). The ISLA Council for Sustainable Finance's (ICSF) PSSL aim to introduce "wide-ranging solutions ...

Assessing ambition of green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... and the Climate Bonds Initiative, towards regulation and legal definitions such as the European Union taxonomy for sustainable activities. Gordillo noted. "The natural evolution in the market is that it's something started by actors defining the standard ...

BlackRock hires former AMP Capital head to ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
BlackRock have hired Emily Woodland as one of two co-heads of Blackrock Sustainable Investing (BSI) for Asia Pacific. Woodland was formerly AMP Capital's head of sustainable investment, a role she held from 2018 until last year. In her former role ...

BlackRock, Temasek form partnership to invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... businesses that are focusing on solutions to achieve a net zero economy by 2050 as well as seeking to obtain long-term sustainable financial returns. Decarbonization Partners has a fundraising target of US$1 billion for its first fund, including capital ...

NAB participates in £300 million sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... National Australia Bank acted as sustainability coordinator. The Anchor Hanover deal marks several firsts for the sustainable finance sector - the first sustainability linked loan in the UK housing association sector under which a borrower has committed ...