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BNP Paribas Asset Management launches Environmental Equity Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Management Australia chief executive officer. "It is clear that there is increasing demand from local investors for sustainable products and with the launch of the BNP Paribas Environmental Equity Trust we are now offering a sustainable investment option ...

Man Group appoints Steven Desmyter head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Steering Committee and part of the Tobacco Free Portfolios Working Group. Mitchell has written and presented widely on sustainable investment and social-political issues, including in Institutional Investor, London Review of Books, Global Times, Aftenposten ...

Will Australia adopt the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... standards for reporting risk management for the financial sector across climate risk," said Andrew Petersen, CEO of Sustainable Business, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development Australian Network Partner. " The way it has been done and ...

Acorns launches ethical investment portfolio option Emerald Portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... "Millennials are more attuned to the social impact of their actions than other demographics and are driving the interest in sustainable investment. However, they also don't want to give up their ability to get returns," Lucas said. "The Emerald Portfolio ...

Carnegie Clean Energy to participate in global partnership to push Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... to participate in a program backed by the U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group to focus on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The U.S. State Department and Unreasonable Group have partnered to produce Unreasonable Goals, with ...

Sustainable Platform assesses database of companies against SDGs, performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
A Perth-based organisation of academics and finance professionals have launched The Sustainable Platform, a searchable database of companies meant to assist companies in screening portfolios to absolute sustainability performance metrics. The SustainablePlatform.com ...

GRI, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade launch new Indo-Pacific program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have partnered to launch a new program, Sustainable Trade and Investment through Reporting in the Indo-Pacific (STIR Indo-Pacific). The STIR Indo-Pacific program will target ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund, Victorian government to spread word on EUAs to SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
The Sustainable Melbourne Fund and the Victorian government will collaborate on a program to educate small and medium enterprises on how to access environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). Scott Bocskay, CEO, Sustainable Melbourne Fund EUAs are agreements ...

Investors decry decision by United States president to withdraw from Paris Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Paris Agreement is key to ensuring investors have the confidence to continue to support this transition." The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, the collaboration of leading national sustainable investment bodies from Europe, the US, the UK, the ...

VicSuper affirms status as a tobacco-free superannuation fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... appropriate, the measures they undertake to transform their business model in due time in order to substitute alternative and sustainable products and services in the production and commercialisation of tobacco." Dr King welcomed the news. "It's pleasing ...