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Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Australia is experiencing climatic extremes increasing the pressure on the government to focus on climate change policies, in the backdrop of global emissions increases over 2018 and coal, oil and gas remaining the cornerstone of growing energy consumption ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian listed equities benchmark has slightly less unmanaged environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk than benchmarks in the US, UK and Canada, with the exception of the Australian materials sector, which has relatively more risk than ...

Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report identifies positives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
Pengana Capital has released its latest Pengana WHEB Sustainable Investing Impact Report quantifying the positive impact associated with investing in companies that are "enabling and benefitting from the transition to a low carbon and more sustainable ...

GPIF selects S&P Down Jones Indices for ESG benchmarks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
The Government Pension Investment Fund for Japan (GPIF) has selected two carbon efficient indices from S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) as the benchmark for their ESG investment strategy. S&P DJI has launched the S&P Global Carbon Efficient Indices include ...

Nanuk Asset Management on sustainability aspects of artificial intelligence

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
Advancements in Artificial intelligence (AI) have led to fundamental changes in industries by "creating commercial solution efficiencies on an unprecedented scale," according to Nanuk Asset Management. Tristan Patience, investment manager, Nanuk Asset ...

Giant Leap venture capital fund seeks impact businesses for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Giant Leap Fund has become Australia's first venture capital firm investing in impact businesses. The $15 million fund is owned by Impact Investment Group, and is investing in businesses that "blend financial returns with deep social and environmental ...

Hedge funds allocate at least US$59bn to responsible investment: AIMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Hedge funds globally have allocated at least $59 billion to responsible investment, according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS). The survey consisted of 80 asset ...

Improved disclosure in fashion supply chain: Baptist World Aid Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
Fashion retailers around the world continue to improve their disclosure and management of human rights risks in their supply chain, but "transparency remains a challenge in the industry," according to Baptist World Aid Australia. Baptist World Aid Australia ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
Eight Investment Partners (8IP) has launched its first retail Australian equities fund geared towards capturing environmental/social impact in ASX-listed. Kerry Series, principal and chief investment officer, 8 Investment Partners 8IP seeded the 8IP ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
While driverless cars will "eventually" disrupt road transport, in the short and medium term, there are opportunities for infrastructure investors during the transition, according to AMP Capital's Global Listed Infrastructure team. Andy Jones, AMP Capital ...