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Budget spotlights climate, gender and long-term development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
The federal government announced a suite of measures across climate, gender and housing issues while announcing that they will develop a framework to integrate measures of wellbeing into future economic policy settings. The so-called mini-budget announced ...

Andrew Hagger leaves Tattarang

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
After three years in the role, Andrew Hagger has stepped down as chief executive of Twiggy Forrest's Tattarang and the Minderoo Foundation. In an announcement late yesterday, the private investment group said Hagger has decided to transition out ...

Less than 20% of ASX200 disclose financial impacts of climate risk: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
More than half of ASX200 companies identify climate change as current or emerging risk, yet less than 20% are disclosing how their financial position may change due to climate-related risks and opportunities, according to research from PwC. PwC recently ...

New Forests African forestry fund receives US$200m in investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
New Forests has locked in US$200 million in commitments for the African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP) fund and announced its first acquisition. AFIP will acquire Green Resources, East Africa's largest forest development and wood processing company. ...

Global green bond market continues to grow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Total issuance of green bonds certified under the Climate Bonds Initiative has surpassed US$31 billion year to date, while investors say the market continues to grow and diversify. The Climate Bonds Initiative released its latest statistics on green ...

Missouri pulls BlackRock mandate in anti-ESG move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
The state of Missouri has pulled approximately US$500 million from BlackRock in the latest manifestation of the anti-ESG movement on the rise in some US states. Republican State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announced that the Missouri State Employees' ...

Australia leads on climate risk coverage, but depth lacking: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Australian organisations are increasingly providing detailed climate risk disclosures but they lack depth and sophistication on financial impacts of climate change, according to EY. EY has released its fourth Global Climate Risk Disclosure Barometer ...

Abrdn launches sustainable Asian active ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
abrdn has launched a sustainable ETF, the first of what the global manager calls a series of sustainable actively managed ESF offerings. The abrdn Sustainable Asian Opportunities Active ETF fund (ASX: ASAO) is designed to provide investors with "high ...

Cultiv8, Fidante launch agriculture, food tech fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Cultiv8 Funds Management (Cultiv8) and Fidante have joined forces to launch a fund that identifies and invests in early-stage agricultural and food technology companies. The Cultiv8 Agriculture and Food Technology Fund aims to focus on capital growth ...

Podcast: Greening Australia's Economy with ASFI's Kristy Graham

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
In this week's episode we talk with Kristy Graham, executive officer of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, which was established in 2021 as the permanent body to oversee the implementation of the delivery of the Australian Sustainable ...