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Reflection on 10 years of climate action: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... only now discovering more forcefully that they have a role to play in policy," Horster said. "If you look at the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, with their 2025 target setting, one of the bullet items is to find a joint voice in policy advocacy. That ...

NSW Land Registry Services in $300m sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... metrics focus on greenhouse gas emissions reduction, gender diversity and continued leadership in the GRESB Infrastructure Asset Assessment. "We are the trusted custodians of NSW land and titling information, and trust is built on doing what's right ...

Greenwashing a challenge to sustainable investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian investors believe engaging on climate change or use of fossil fuels are the most important stewardship topics, but also believe greenwashing is a major challenge, according to Schroders. Schroders has released its latest Institutional ...

Wealth managers under pressure on returns, ESG: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... boundaries of segmentation are disappearing "as wealth clients become a segment of one, and the commoditization of traditional asset classes is driving market growth in sophisticated private and non-bankable assets." In Australia, Accenture believes ...

Conscious Investment Management grows team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... investments. Jordan is an experienced transactional and corporate lawyer and joins Conscious Investment Management from Brookfield Asset Management, where she spent more than a decade working on large and complex transactions. Jordan joins the Conscious ...

CEFC invests in specialist disability accommodation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... living with a disability. The CEFC has committed the investment towards the SDA platform created and managed by Macquarie Asset Management. The homes are customised for people with high physical support needs which, with the CEFC's support, will be combined ...

Significant cuts to industrial emissions required: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... federal government should establish an Industrial Transformation Future Fund to support low- and zero-emissions industrial asset replacements from the 2030s onwards. "We support the government's activities in the tech investment roadmap, and that's consistent ...

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Singapore. In December 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore released its Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for asset managers, banks, and insurance companies. These outline how financial institutions will need to develop environmental ...

Countdown to 2050: the road to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... taking action that would contain climate change to less than 2 degrees Celsius. For their part, super funds, fund managers, asset consultants, and insurance companies are grappling with how to build the processes that will allow them to achieve their ...

Gender pay gaps "sabotage" diversity, profits: UniSA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
Many ASX-listed firms are paying female executives 30-35% less than their male counterparts, and this gender pay gap impacts shareholder return, according to new research from the University of South Australia (UniSA). The study found that 80% of more ...