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NHFIC to finance Build-to-Rent-to-Buy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) has announced it will provide funding for an ACT pilot program which will provide 22 affordable rental Build-to-Rent-to-Buy dwellings for women facing rental stress or at risk of homelessness. ...

ASIC fines Future Super over greenwashing Facebook post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... opposed to fossil fuel investments." ASIC issued the infringement notice to superannuation fund promoter, Future Super Investment Services Pty Ltd (Future Super) as the promoter of the Future Super Fund. ASIC has issued over $150,000 in infringement ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability when buying, but to also engage with companies over a long term. Like all other countries, return on investment, fees, risks and length of time the money will be invested are top considerations in Australia, but 65% regard impact on society ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... boosting the scale and credibility of Australia's green finance market." Having a green commonwealth bond as an investment opportunity is helpful, said Altius Asset Management CIO Bill Bovingdon. "Doing that without access to commonwealth bonds is ...

Super funds ESG options underweight BHP, overweight CSL: Rainmaker Information

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... portfolio holdings disclosure as of 30 June 2022. As part of the report, Rainmaker analysed a sub-sample PHD analysis of 38 investment options offered by workplace super funds that the funds self-identify as being ESG options, along with a wider analysis ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... while a reputational risk, is also set to be a significant legal risk as legal instruments are implemented, Ausbil Investment Management ESG research head Måns Carlsson told FS Sustainability. Last week FS Sustainability reported that modern slavery ...

CEFC invests $75m in Queensland recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing almost three quarters of its Australian Recycling Investment Fund to develop a flagship construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility in Queensland. The $75 million CEFC investment is ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainable activities. "The absence of a sustainable finance taxonomy in Australia has been a significant barrier to investment in climate solutions, including clean energy, in Australia," said ASFI CEO Kristy Graham. "We're pleased to be working closely ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... it's made factories in Bangladesh safer places to work," said First Sentier Investors global head of responsible investment Kate Turner. "It is good to see that collaboration across suppliers, brands and unions has achieved outcomes when it comes ...

Sustainability is facing a data crisis: new research

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... compliance." The Google Cloud report found that sustainability was still considered a short-term cost rather than a long-term investment. 85% of executives said customers are more likely to do business with sustainable brands, but 78% are having to cut ...