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PE, VC vehicles to drive sustainable investment pipeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Artesian is a global alternative investment management firm specialising in public and private debt, venture capital and impact investment strategies. Clunies-Ross notes that "by investing large amounts of volume at the early stage, we're enabling ...

Investors identify positive impact through multiple finance strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... demonstrate "positive, additional and measurable societal and environmental outcomes." Conscious Investment Management's impact fund has $65 million in assets under management and focuses on social infrastructure like disability housing, deep impact ...

APAC investors ahead of North America on climate action: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... change targets and action. Respondents say a lack of reliable data and analytic models makes it difficult to evaluate the impact on their portfolios. Fewer than a quarter think existing climate change models are effective, and less than 10% are currently ...

Australian Retailers Association appoints director of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... focus on sustainability with the appointment of Jason Robertson to the newly created role of director, sustainability and impact. Robertson will lead the development of a sector wide sustainability and social impact strategy and will also serve as the ...

AICD presses case for stakeholder role in governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... interest in an organisation, are likely to affect or be affected by the actions of an organisation, or whose actions can impact the operation or business model." In writing the guide, AICD derived insights and advice from customers, employees, suppliers ...

Steep rise in demand for ESG wealth management products: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... cards - with 72% of Australian respondents believing it is important to consider ESG parameters in their portfolios and impact investing expected to grow 14% by 2024, reaching an average adoption level of 43% (higher than the global average of 35%)." ...

New CEO search underway for IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... size of their asset base and the makeup of their membership base - collaborative action can be an authentic expression of impact. "Part of the reason why we've seen so many investors joining Climate Action 100+ is because it's very much a recognition ...

Responsible investors called to action on First Nations Peoples

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... peoples' participation and voices in investment and the Responsible Investment community; and increase access, scale and impact of First Nations peoples' related investment activity. "The whole purpose of me coming to talk to RIAA is educated ...

Calculating value of biodiversity: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... opportunity. BNP Paribas Asset Management is focusing on an indicator called the Corporate Biodiversity Footprint to assess the impact of its portfolios on biodiversity. This indicator relies on a metric expressed in square kilometers - mean species ...

S&P Dow Jones launches new ESG indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... include a layer of sustainability screens, reflecting the market's growing recognition of the financial materiality and impact of ESG issues on corporate balance sheets." Each of the S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats indices measures the dividend yield-weighted ...