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Green economy a multi-trillion dollar opportunity: FTSE Russell

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
The global green investment economy is growing faster than the overall equity market and currently represents a US$4 trillion market cap opportunity, according to research from FTSE Russell. FTSE Russell Green Revenues 2.0 Data Model has identified ...

Pendal to launch sustainable water, waste strategy, hire two

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Pendal Group will establish a global sustainability water and waste strategy and has headhunted two specialists from Fidelity International to run the investment fund. Pendal Group has hired Bertrand Lecourt, and Saurabh Sharma, to establish a global ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Aware Super continues to build its affordable housing portfolio with the addition of a new development in Greater Western Sydney. The $135 billion superannuation fund will construct 300 affordable housing units and 8750 square metres of office and retail ...

ESG investment professional salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
It is a buoyant market for ESG investment professionals at all levels, with a dearth of talent meaning senior hires can command salaries of $250,000 to $300,000, according to Kaizen Recruitment. "You've got multiple firms looking for senior people with ...

Scentre Group to increase disclosure for cleaning contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Scentre Group will enhance its disclosure on prevention of wage theft in cleaning contracts and how it manages safe workloads for cleaning staff, after facing the possibility of a shareholder resolution on the topic at its April AGM. The new reporting ...

Aviva Investors puts companies on notice over climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Aviva Investors has warned 30 global companies that they expect them to deliver net zero goals by 2050 and will back up its engagement with escalatory actions including divestment. Aviva Investors announced its Climate Engagement Escalation Programme ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
A range of investors have backed independent MP Zali Steggall draft climate change law in testimony to a parliamentary inquiry. A broad swathe of businesses, conservationist, scientist, health professionals and investors have broadly backed the proposed ...

Social premium on the rise: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Listed companies with good or improving performance on social factors can outperform companies with poor performance by up to 17 basis points, according to research from Federated Hermes. Federated Hermes' data methodology has shown that outperformance ...

Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Jacki Johnson and Simon O'Connor, co-chairs of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and solely reflect the writers' opinion Many will opine on the lessons learnt from 2020, but the seismic shifts ...

Sustainability important to future of SME sector: Australia Post

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Almost half of small businesses in Australia consider sustainability to be very important to their future success, according to research from Australia Post. The report, Small business sustainability in a COVID-19 world, looks at key attributes of sustainability ...