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Real asset investments as vehicle for return, positive impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... During a recent webinar sponsored by Channel Capital, Matthew Tominc, CIO of Conscious Capital and Tim Short, managing director of the US-based Capital Dynamics discussed how impact strategies can be applied to real asset class portfolios. "This is a ...

Climate Bond Standard launches shipping criteria for bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... like-minded peers across the shipping value chain," said Andrew Stephens, Sustainable Shipping Initiative, executive director. "The Climate Bonds Standard's newly launched shipping criteria will provide clear guidance to financial stakeholders, enabling ...

AustralianSuper backs net-zero emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolios via external consultant S&P/Trucost, and has made significant progress in reducing its carbon intensity by 44%, director of ESG and stewardship Andrew Gray said. The super fund's Australian and international share portfolios have emitted ...

ESG factors continue to outperform: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... "We've seen this play out in multiple jurisdictions this year alone, and we think that will continue." Flora Wang, Director, Sustainable Investing at Fidelity International also pointed to developments in sustainable investing in China, saying she ...

WBCSD survey to chart stakeholder engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... investors alongside other stakeholders are demanding greater transparency and improved accountability," said Mario Abela, director, Redefining Value Program at WBCSD. "Sustainable value creation requires companies to manage business performance to ensure ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Australia's largest waste management company has released its first stand-alone sustainability report. Cleanaway's first separate sustainability report was the culmination of a process of engagement with shareholders as well as internal discussion ...

Regulator appoints first head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... started in the role on Monday 15 October, according to an APRA spokesperson. He comes to APRA from EY, where he was a director in the climate and sustainability practice, working for public and private sector clients on climate risk, renewable energy ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... financing to help companies promote their environmental, social and governance strategies," said Christina Tonkin, managing director, corporate finance, ANZ. "These emerging loan formats are part of an expanding suite of financing mechanisms to drive ...

Retail sustainable investments grow by 21%: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... and investing become more broad-based and we're hearing that from our adviser community," said Jamie Wickham, managing director of Morningstar Australasia, at a briefing on the report with colleagues at a recent Morningstar virtual conference. "There's ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... management industry confidence when investing in infrastructure and innovation," said Vik Bansal, Cleanaway CEO and managing director. "With this fund, governments at all levels, together with industry can invest in building a domestic circular economy." ...