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Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... are at an inflection point where Nuveen can help them scale. The Global Impact strategy is aligned to six of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out as part of the Paris Agreement: SDG1 (No poverty); SDG 2 (Zero hunger); SDG 3 ...

Local Government Super certified carbon neutral by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... generate environmental, social and economic co-benefits," Yip said. "The carbon offset projects align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the values of our membership base. The projects deliver community benefits in the form of ...

HESTA to move to net zero carbon emissions in portfolio by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... that will be needed to ensure its implementation at HESTA is the fund's commitment to the critical goals of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC says global emissions need to reach net zero by 2050 to create a reasonable ...

Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure hires ESG analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... industry courses on climate change risk, impact investing and sustainability including from the CFA Institute and the United Nations University. Pradhananga joins the firm from Allan Gray Australia, where he was an investment analyst for over two years. ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability issues remain a key consideration as companies negotiate the new social and economic landscape." The United Nations Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, with its membership consisting of more than ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... there is a huge responsibility on business to ensure supply chains are managed sustainably and ethically." The United Nations Global Compact is a global corporate sustainability initiative with more than 12,000 businesses and other organisations as members. ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... to Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA). Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director GCNA, the local network of the United Nations Global Compact, has published a discussion paper on climate change and human rights, stating that businesses will have a central ...

CEFC to provide finance for Bank Australia green home loan program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Last year, the customer-owned bank issued a three-year, $125 million sustainability bond linked to three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It was not only Bank Australia's first bond, but also the first time a customer-owned ...

IFC expands EDGE program to include BNP Paribas ClimateSeed program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... industry experts, IFC noted. ClimateSeed projects avoid or capture CO2, and also contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. IFC is a sister organisation to the World bank and is a global development institution. ...

Sydney Stock Exchange announces new CEO, first listings, ESG focus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... if we do things right, they may wish to stay." SSX will also focus strongly on ESG, and has been a member of the United Nations Sustainble Stock Exchange initiative since 2016. Go cited AGEO Resources as being aligned to that ESG mission, saying "AGEO ...