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GRI announces new members to Board of Directors for 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... strengthen sustainability disclosures by companies around the world, helping them communicate how they contribute towards sustainable development.

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Morphosis and a collaborative group spanning investors, developers, academics and other stakeholders have launched the Sustainable Digitalisation Project, aimed at embedding sustainable practices in the digitalisation of the real estate sector and Australian ...

Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Australia Global Equity Focus Fund (GEFF), a multi-manager fund that integrates GEFF is able to incorporate ESG and sustainable principles. Stuart Gray, portfolio manager for GEFF GEFF has attracted seed funding of $150 million, and is aimed at institutional ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... emissions and water risks. "Then there are intangibles around staff at AMP Capital - having a green product, and being a sustainable property company will attract and retain the best staff. There will be reduced turnover, absenteeism etc. Fourthly, there ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
VicSuper's 2019 annual report discloses alignments with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reporting member retirement savings support eight of the goals. The $23.7 billion industry fund has historically taken an industry-leading approach to ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Investments' Ethical Charter directs the fund manager to 'investments that support the development of sustainable land use and food production," noted Amanda Richman, ethics analyst at Australian Ethical. Investments in food-related ...

Quantitative managers test ESG data as stand-alone factor in strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... easy to integrate... If you take ESG into account into quant strategies, you can at the same time tilt to the more sustainable companies, and tilt to those companies with attractive tail characteristics and attractive returns." The fund manages that ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... entities, to ensure the assets financed are aligned with ICMA's Sustainability Bond Guidelines and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. "Having a bond that has both social and green assets we felt, could not only be attractive to ESG investors ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... a company," said Scott Tully, general manager of investments at Colonial First State. "Interest in responsible and sustainable investing has continued to grow amongst investors and the industry. We believe Baillie Gifford's investment approach and active ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... to a new report from Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Climate Bonds Initiative, in conjunction with SOAS Centre for Sustainable Finance and WWF, have released Greening the Financial System: Tilting the playing field - The role of central banks. The report ...