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Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The government announcement of a forthcoming Sovereign Green Bonds program has been welcomed, with fixed income managers pointing to increased Australian dollar-denominated green bond supply and enhanced transparency as positive future developments. ...

Government to fund sustainable finance taxonomy development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... develop products and transparently disclosure on outcomes against a standardised set of criteria." The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) also welcomed the announcement. " The government understands that a sustainable finance taxonomy ...

Modern slavery on the rise 10 years after Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... it's made factories in Bangladesh safer places to work," said First Sentier Investors global head of responsible investment Kate Turner. "It is good to see that collaboration across suppliers, brands and unions has achieved outcomes when it comes ...

Fund Manager round up: Maple-Brown Abbot, Brookfield, Cultiv8

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... positive environmental or social impact. The fund is a repositioning of a former Maple-Brown Abbott fund, the Responsible Investment Fund. "The fund has been repositioned as a sustainably-themed investment fund," the fund manager said. "This has included ...

RIAA hires head of certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023  |  NEWS
The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has recruited its new head of certification from the B Corp movement. Shalini Samuel joins RIAA as head of certification. She comes to the industry body from B Lab AANZ, where she was director ...

Australia "on notice" as final TNFD draft framework released

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... us and do we need to bring in more data systems," Herd added. Estelle Parker, executive manager of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) said that target setting is something that investors in particular are increasingly focused on. ...

AGL saved from HESTA divestment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... "demonstrates progress towards alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement," Kim Farrant, general manager of responsible investment commented. HESTA has around $29 million invested in AGL as of 2022. The closure of Loy Yang Power Station may avoid ...

Aviva Investors creates head of climate policy role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... Nick Molho as the new head of climate policy. He joins in June and will report to Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer and in his new role will focus on promoting the net zero transition at a sectoral level, "as well as helping to identify ...

Podcast: Stewardship and ESG Investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
... investing capabilities in Australia and New Zealand. Jaramillo previously worked at HESTA where she was senior responsible investment adviser. During her time at there, she founded 40:40 Vision, an investor led initiative to drive gender diversity in ...

Podcast: What's next for green bonds?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
We speak with Insight Investment's head of responsible investment research and environmental economist David McNeil to talk about the outlook for green bonds in 2023, plus how being an environmental economist led him to his current job. Evaluating climate ...