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Avoid greenwash by linking exec pay to ESG: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Linking executive remuneration to material ESG outcomes can avoid greenwashing in infrastructure companies, according to Maple-Brown Abbott. Maple-Brown Abbott has engaged with companies in the Global Listed Infrastructure fund and used its proxy votes ...

UniSuper sustainability exec departs for Vanguard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
UniSuper governance and sustainability manager Sybil Dixon is departing the fund after 14 years to join Vanguard. Dixon will join Vanguard in August as head of ESG product, a Vanguard spokesperson confirmed to FS Sustainability. UniSuper said Dixon's ...

Rainmaker reveals ESG super fund leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Rainmaker Information has identified 32 super funds as leaders on ESG principles and strong investment performance. These 32 funds have received Rainmaker's inaugural ESG Leader Rating. In all, Rainmaker Information has identified 43 super funds ...

Kilter Rural discloses state of natural capital in $68m agri fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Natural capital investment company Kilter Rural has measured the condition of native vegetation, soil and fauna for its $68 million Australian Farmlands Fund to provide disclosure to investors and set targets for future enhancements. The Australian ...

Australia vulnerable but resilient on climate risk: FM Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Although Australia ranks 107 th out of 130 countries for climate risk exposure, it sits in 20 th place for its ability to address those risks, according to a new ranking from FM Global. The insurer has released the 2022 FM Global Resilience Index, which ...

Sustainable debt, finance in strong start to 2022: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Australian dollar green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bond volumes have had their strongest first quarter yet, according to information from ANZ. ANZ says that the aggregate volume for bonds in those categories in the first quarter ...

Brookfield raises US$15 billion for global transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Brookfield has reached final institutional close having raised US$15 billion for a fund aimed at facilitating the global transition to a net-zero carbon economy. global transition fund. The Brookfield Global Transition Fund (BGTF) includes investments ...

Victorian government announces $10m biodiversity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
The Victorian state government has announced a $10 million fund aimed at protecting threatened flora and fauna and boosting private investment in the state's biodiversity. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D'Ambrosio has announced ...

Mercer appoints APAC sustainable investment leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Mercer has promoted Rebecca Mather to the role of sustainable investment leader, Pacific. Mather first joined Mercer in 2001 as an investment consultant, and transitioned to the firm's SI business in 2007. In her new role as sustainable investment leader ...

Leaders on road to ESG maturity by 2030: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
A vast majority of corporate leaders believe that ESG priorities will be important to their organisations, but only 39% of leaders believe that they will have implemented the operational changes required to meet their ESG targets by 2030, according ...