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FTSE Russell hires Jo Saleeba to head sustainable investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... strategic direction of the fund's responsible investment program. Saleeba was also the first CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), establishing the organisation and growing its membership to over 25 investors with more than $500 billion ...

Investors identify positive impact through multiple finance strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... and environmental need that are "amenable to investment", which has led them to their specific focus on environment and climate, health and education and social development. He also says that being an impact investor is "an exercise in humility." "Our ...

Northern Trust AM names head of sustainable investing and stewardship

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... continue to help clients achieve their intended investment outcomes." NTAM is a UNPRI and a founding signatory of the Climate Action 100+, as well as a founding member of the One Planet Asset Manager Initiative. NTAM is also a Sustainability Accounting ...

APAC investors ahead of North America on climate action: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Institutional investors in Asia Pacific are more likely than their counterparts in North America to take action on climate change, but investors in Europe are still leading the pack, according to PGIM. PGIM recently surveyed 101 institutional investor ...

APRA to conduct climate vulnerability assessment on banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
APRA is developing a framework to assess Australia's largest banks for their vulnerability to climate risk. APRA is working in partnership with the country's five largest banks to design a climate vulnerability assessment (CVA) which will assess not ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Super fund trustees are "squeezed" when it comes to managing climate risk, between members seeking divestment, regulatory guidance on managing climate risk, and proposed legislation that may limit access to proxy advisers, according to the chair of ...

AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund hits net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... at a price that is less than what we've paid for traditional electricity and that supporting renewables and combatting climate change is not only the right thing to do for the environment but also cost effective for our investors." Diamond Energy is ...

AICD presses case for stakeholder role in governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... suppliers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as activists and community groups on matters such as climate change, human rights and workforce culture. The guide notes that management should lead day-to-day stakeholder engagement, but ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... year, and is growing fastest among the industry's wealthiest clients, the EY report notes. In the last 12 months, "climate change has not only climbed the agenda of 24% of the mass affluent population but also among 46% of ultra-high net worth clients." ...

New CEO search underway for IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
The chief executive officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) will step down after six years in the role to join a leading professional services firm. Emma Herd joined IGCC in 2015 following fifteen years in sustainable finance in the banking ...