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Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
The activist shareholder group Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX) has set its scope on large, listed firms that fail to provide paid parental leave. They are targeting childcare provider G8 Education, which employs over 10,000 staff. G8 is an outlier ...

Green bank returns $5.4bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... Fund received $345 million and mobilised $285 million from co-financiers. This included $160 million for the Westpac Sustainable Upgrades Home Loan, $75 million for the ING Green Upgrade Loan, $50 million for the Bank Australia Clean Energy Home Loan ...

Green moves: UN PRI, Ditchley, Honest Work

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... ecosystems officer after Rose Easton left after 25 years. A PRI spokesperson said Oceania and Asia offer significant sustainable investment opportunities in a changing global landscape. Regulatory momentum - including enhanced disclosure requirements ...

Green moves: S&P, Northern Trust, Magellan, Maple-Brown Abbott

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... punch above their weight and perform beyond expectations." Lucchese remains positive despite the headwinds in the sustainable investing sector. "There are some coalescing and compounding secular trends that no matter the political party or political ...

Salter Brothers secures green loan for luxury retreat

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... and fund further energy efficiency projects. These initiatives create credible and tangible pathways toward a more sustainable future." CBA acted as sole sustainability coordinator and lender in the deal. CBA previously supported sustainable finance ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... December, Article 9 funds shed €4 billion, marking the 15th consecutive month of net outflows. Under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), Article 9 funds are 'dark green' strategies which have sustainable investment ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... clients' capital." "We have made and continue to make investments that support our independent stewardship and sustainable investing capabilities." This comes as global sustainable investing head Julie Moret has left the firm; Northern Trust did ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
The number of high-net-worth (HNW), core affluent, and mass affluent investors holding ethical and sustainable investments has roughly doubled over the past year, according CoreData. The CoreData research obtained by Financial Standard seeks to capture ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... businesses intend to invest in batteries, particularly manufacturers and automotive companies, followed by solar energy. Sustainable research and development, biodiversity protection and restoration, and water conservation and management are also top ...

Scottish Widows mandates Robeco to build new ESG indices

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... emerging markets following responsible investment principles. The international asset manager and specialist in quant and sustainable investing was chosen by Scottish Widows to help shape and improve its broader future investment offering and approach. ...