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Victorian government announces $10m biodiversity fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... 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 the Nature ...

Insignia Financial creates head of RI role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Tayler to the newly created role, which will be responsible for the responsible investing strategy across the firm's investment capabilities. Tayler will focus on driving the development and articulation of Insignia Financial's position in areas including ...

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 ...

Igneo reports on ESG progress

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... operate in the infrastructure space, there's not necessarily always a clear path to net zero and it requires significant investment." Durham cited the example of German utility MVV, which Igneo acquired in 2020. "That company has a history of more than ...

Industry reacts to ASIC greenwashing guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... regulator's expectations, but experts say there is more to be done to improve disclosure on the full gamut of ESG investment products. ASIC undertook its review of a sample of superannuation and investment products and identified three main improvement ...

CEFC allocates $2m to airlines emissions solution developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... US$34 billion in fuel costs, delivering as much as 225 million tonnes in CO2 abatement annually," CEFC said. The CEFC investment, made through its specialist Clean Energy Innovation Fund is part of a $5.6 million seed round which will allow the company ...

ASIC: improve greenwashing disclosure or risk penalty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... well as greenwashing. Information sheet 271 is aimed at managed funds, corporate directors of corporate collective investment vehicles (CCIVs), and super fund trustees and is the result of a review ASIC has conducted into the wealth management industry. ...

HESTA pushes legal alignment to UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous People

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... social and financial outcomes for Indigenous Australians and provide greater legal certainty. HESTA, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors were among organisations that made a ...

Emerging markets improving on ESG: Bank of America

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Guidelines," up from 21% in 2021. Fifteen percent either pays little attention to ESG or does n o t use ESG factors to drive investment decisions, the survey found. "A lot of investors are also looking at integrating ESG and not keeping it a separate ...

SGCH publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... 2015, the provider said. The impact report links SGCH's strategy and the long-term impact and value that this emerging investment class is creating in the social and affordable housing area. "It's quite important for us to start presenting the work we ...