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Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... corporates, non-profits and universities, to advance corporate sustainability and the private sector's contribution to sustainable development. The implications of the pandemic fall squarely within the sustainability remit, Porter said. "The pandemic ...

ESG indices, products faring relatively better in coronavirus response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... has been bringing to market, in terms of FAIR as well as global ETHI has been focused on companies that are not only sustainable from the environmental perspective, but also has been focused on governance issues which are quite important as well," Vynokur ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... superannuation which is impacting the Australians decision to change. "That's a really important part of the focus on sustainable finance, enabling consumers to make better informed choices and to do that, they are clearly telling us they need a lot ...

Principles for sustainable economic stimulus in coronavirus response: WRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... that economies do not implode during the coronavirus pandemic, funds should be allocated towards projects that build sustainable economic growth, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI). Dan Lashof, director, WRI United States WRI is a global ...

Lighthouse Infrastructure hires Alex O'Dea as investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Sustainable infrastructure fund Lighthouse Infrastructure has hired Alex O'Dea to the newly created role of investment director. O'Dea joins Lighthouse Infrastructure in April, and will focus on portfolio management, investment strategy and product ...

GRI hires director of capital markets engagement, head of policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... International Relations (University of Amsterdam). "The challenges facing the global community, as articulated through the Sustainable Development Goals and climate crisis - and heightened by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic - makes the mission of GRI ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... risk. The CCA also recommends that the Australian government should consider the recommendations of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative when its final report is published later this year. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) welcomes ...

Emerging markets present opportunities for impact investing: 57 Stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... targets for each transaction. "One of the benefits of latest catalogue of IRIS is that the metrics align with the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs," Balit said. "A lot of the folks we're talking to are interested in understanding how their investments ...

Forum360 highlights case for virtual shopping for fund managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... making sure everyone is safe and keeping well," he said. "We built this model with a longer term vision - moving on the sustainable investment model, reducing the amount of time spent on the road and time between meetings. The way we describe it is that ...

Commonwealth Bank provides sustainability-linked finance to Wesfarmers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... for growth," said Andrew Hinchliff, CBA group executive for institutional banking and markets. "At the heart of it, sustainable finance incentivises improved organisational behaviours that build a better Australia and lead to more sustainable outcomes. ...