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AXA IM launches two sustainable funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
AXA Investment Managers have brought two new responsible investment funds to the Australian market. The AXA IM Global Green Bond fund and the AXA IM Clean Economy Equity Fund are designed to offer wholesale investors access to sustainable portfolios. ...

Cundall names APAC head of ESG advisory

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Global engineering and advisory firm Cundall has promoted Madlen Jannaschk to lead its Asia-Pacific (APAC) ESG advisory. Jannaschk has been with Cundall for nearly four years and has worked as a practicing architect and project manager for more than ...

CBA sees push to greater quantity, quality of climate risk reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Quantity and quality of climate disclosures by Australian companies will improve, with or without a government mandate, according to CBA. In a recent report by CBA's sustainable economics team, the bank noted that regulations including the US Securities ...

BNP Paribas AM launches sustainable Asia fixed income strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched a sustainable fixed income strategy that offers exposure to sustainable urbanisation trends in Asia. The BNP Paribas Sustainable Asian Cities Bond strategy is the global fund manager's first Asia-focused fixed ...

Australia's C-Suite cite climate change as chief concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Australian c-suite leaders' top worry is economies failing to tackle climate change quickly in 2022, according to research from FTI Consulting. FTI Consulting has released its 2022 Resilience Barometer, which polled the concerns of more than 3,300 ...

Blackmores inks $75m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Blackmores has refinanced $150 million of existing loan facilities and linked half of the refinancing to sustainability targets. The new sustainability linked loan agreement will incentivise Blackmores to achieving on targets including reductions of ...

ESG indicators a risk warning for credit: First Sentier

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
Climate goals and emissions targets can be key emerging indicators of risk in credit portfolios, with overall ESG performance a factor in credit investment decisions, according to First Sentier. First Sentier integrates ESG data into its credit strategies ...

Strong growth in cleantech VC investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
There is increased interest in investing in venture capital funds that focus on cleantech, but lack of skilled employees is challenging the growth of companies that attract VC funding, according to HLB Mann Judd. "We are seeing the maturity in the VC ...

AASB considering ISSB sustainability standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is considering how to integrate climate change and sustainability-related financial accounting standards into Australian standards. AASB is consulting on the recently draft International Sustainability ...

Sustainability, growth drive NextGen family business: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Sustainability and growth are at the heart of the next generation of family business leaders, according to research from PwC. According to PwC's Global NextGen Survey 2022, 65% of next generation (NextGen) family business members say achieving business ...