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HKEX, SSGA join Climate Bond Initiative Partners Programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Programme is designed to support investor and stakeholder outreach and education projects centred on growing "robust and sustainable green bond markets that contribute to climate action and low carbon investment," according to the Climate Bond Initiative. ...

Demand for climate aware, ESG investment: State Street Global Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... here I'm talking about consumer demand that is powered by a different type of energy, seeking solutions that are more sustainable for the climate and for society." State Street Global Advisors recently launched a climate-aware fund of international equities ...

EdTech sector shows investment, impact opportunities: Credit Suisse

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... implications for seeing EdTech as an area of impact investing - access to quality education is the fourth of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and SDG 4 focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities. ...

Global stimulus an opportunity for sustainable investment: Ninety One

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... pointed to the the EU's Green Recovery Plan will drive growth for businesses that are enabling the transition to a sustainable economy and will provide expanded investment opportunities across three pathways to a low-carbon future - renewable energy ...

Insure Our Future calls for halt to insuring oil and gas projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... Friends of the Earth France, Greenpeace, Instituto Internacional de Derecho y Medio Ambiente (Spain), Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (Japan), Market Forces (Australia), Rainforest Action Network (USA), Re:Common (Italy), Solutions ...

Australian companies below global peers on reporting, targets: Refinitiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... reductions, according to Refinitiv. Jamie Coombs, performance director - Asia, Refinitiv Refinitiv has released Financing a Sustainable Future in Australia, a new report which looks at the environmental performance of Australian companies compared to ...

Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... $3 trillion Australian superannuation industry have made public commitments to their members about responsible or sustainable investment, and their oversight of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues," said Dan Gocher, director of climate ...

First State Super joins global call for SDG focus to post-COVID recovery

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
First State Super and other global investors have called for a "renewed focus on the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals to help drive the post-COVID 19 economic recovery." Deanne Stewart, First State Super CEO First State Super is a member ...

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints Emma Pringle as head of ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... functions across super, investments and insurance, Maple-Brown Abbott said. Pringle is also co-Chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative (ASFI) working group on Meeting Community and Consumer Expectations and has over 20 years' experience ...

BetaShares ethical ETFs see nearly $300m in new inflows in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... are certainly realising more and more - and maybe COVID-19 has been a trigger for some of that - that investing in a sustainable and ethical way sis actually not only the right thing to do in terms of aligning with people's values, but also a way to ...