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Investors prepare for urgent action on nature

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... is increasingly top of mind for investors. FS Sustainability recently hosted its inaugural event in Sydney supported by ISS ESG, where experts discussed how nature is beginning to influence investment decisions. With some nature targets just six years ...

Farm to table reporting to increase ag investment certainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... attractive investment due to the need for a secure food supply to feed a growing population in Australia and our neighbours, ESG assessments of agricultural companies have increased significantly and companies need to ramp up reporting to meet this demand ...

Connecting capital to nature the next challenge: ASFI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Yazbek-Martin spoke to the challenges and opportunities in natural capital innovation at an FS Sustainability breakfast panel with ISS-ESG. Yazbek-Martin said there is a "massive gulf" between innovations in nature positive solutions and natural capital ...

Podcast: Hearing sustainability's future - Maria Meinert

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability at Cochlear. Maria is an experienced sustainability professional and part of FS Sustainability's inaugural ESG Power50 list, representing one of the 50 most influential sustainability professionals at ASX-listed companies. Maria is joining ...

GRESB leader now 100% green loan financed

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... entity to 10. Europe had the highest number of new participants, rising from 907 to 1013. Ratings issued by the validated ESG performance data benchmark now collectively cover US$8.8 trillion in gross asset value. Despite 72% of global real estate participants ...

Two-thirds of boards lack ESG understanding: PwC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
Just one-third of corporate boards have a strong understanding of ESG risks affecting their companies, just a quarter report a robust sense of carbon emissions and even less of their company's climate risk or strategy. Half (51%) of directors say their ...

Student accommodation provider inks billion-dollar SLL

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) has converted a $1.4 billion loan into a sustainability-linked loan linked to a number of ESG targets. The deal will see Scape save up to 5 basis points against the finance, provided the sustainability outcomes ...

Does sustainable investing underperform?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... Exchange-Traded Funds, assesses the performance of sustainable investing from a value-weighted portfolio of ETFs that follow systematic ESG investing strategies in the US equity market. The study concluded that sustainable investing did not deliver higher ...

Rainmaker names ESG leader super funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
15 superannuation funds have been named ESG Leaders by Rainmaker Information. The ESG Leader Rating is earned by Australia's best super funds that are implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles to a high level, while having ...

Legal changes put sexual harassment on par with workplace safety

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... mental health injuries cost companies 30 weeks, compared to six weeks for physical injuries. Alphinity Investment head of ESG and sustainability Jessica: "Some of this is not being picked up early enough, they're waiting until it's too late to report... ...