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Sustainable Australia Fund on COVID-19 impacts, upgrade finance outlook

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
The Sustainable Australia Fund (SAF) is working with stakeholders in the environmental upgrade finance chain to respond to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on industry across the country. Scott Bocskay, CEO, Sustainable Melbourne Fund SAF works ...

RIAA awards Responsible Investment Certification to Mirova fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... detailed responsible investment process for all of its investment decisions regarding the fund, taking into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) as well as ethical issues. "More and more, investors are asking for strategies which align ...

ASEAN green bond issuance reaches US$7.8bn: Climate Bond Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... instruments are on the rise in Southeast Asia as it demonstrates that the region is responding to issues linked to environmental degradation," said Jonathan Drew, managing director, Sustainable Finance, HSBC Asia Pacific. "However, the findings also ...

Green tech can fuel net-zero transition, stimulus: ClimateWorks Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Fast progress and plummeting costs from green technologies provide an "unprecedented" opportunity for Australia to achieve a net zero emissions economy by 2050 while supporting economic efforts to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to ...

Climate risk assessment impacts on small, mid-cap portfolios: Fairlight AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Asset Management 's position. Ian Carmichael, portfolio manager and partner, Fairlight Asset Management Positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics have become key criteria that today's investment managers consider when evaluating ...

Fundamental portfolio managers analyse ESG performance of funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Companies with stronger performance on material environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations appear to be performing more strongly in the abrupt downturn of financial markets, according to fund managers with fundamental qualitative ESG-themed ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... factors work going on that sustainability practitioners can focus on," Bell said. "They may be dialling back on the environmental at the moment to meet compliance requirements because you can't take the eye off the ball with compliance. Also, supporting ...

ESG indices, products faring relatively better in coronavirus response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... market, in terms of FAIR as well as global ETHI has been focused on companies that are not only sustainable from the environmental perspective, but also has been focused on governance issues which are quite important as well," Vynokur said. "We have ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... (RIAA). Simon O'Connor, CEO RIAA According to the report From Values to Riches 2020, 80% of those surveyed cited environmental issues are of greatest concern when investing their money. Simon O'Connor, RIAA CEO, linked that concern over environmental ...

Lighthouse Infrastructure hires Alex O'Dea as investment director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... working with current and future clients to help them meet their long-term risk/return objectives and deliver positive environmental and social outcomes for affected businesses and communities," she said." Peter Johnston, managing director, Lighthouse ...