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bfinance analyses ESG integration activities of Japanese active equity managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
... companies in terms of governance, it was the most obvious one to tackle in the first place," Barral said. "On the environment side, so far, we have talked to a few managers that are going to include that lens to the selection, more as a risk overlay. ...

CEFC commits $35 million to finance expansion of intelliHUB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $35 million of debt finance towards the expansion of a smart meter technology venture. CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth and intelliHUB CEO Adrian Clark (photo supplied by CEFC) The debt finance will go ...

Giant Leap venture capital fund seeks impact businesses for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Giant Leap Fund has become Australia's first venture capital firm investing in impact businesses. The $15 million fund is owned by Impact Investment Group, and is investing in businesses that "blend financial returns with deep social and environmental ...

Stewart Investors backs research on packaging sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Stewart Investors has commissioned research from the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) at the University of Technology Sydney that has led to the development of a packaging sustainability performance framework. David Gait, managing partner, Stewart ...

New reporting tool to improve Australian packaging sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... published Product stewardship in action (2016) and is a co-author of Packaging for sustainability (2012) and Design + Environment (2001). She has a PhD in product stewardship and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Packaging.

Perpetual launches new Ethical SRI Credit Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... the end of December 2017, almost quadrupled to over $2 billion. It has resonated with investors, particularly in an environment of lower interest rates." The new fund is an extension of that strategy. "We have taken that strategy and also applied our ...

Macquarie Group issues £500 million facility to finance green projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Macquarie Group has issued a £500 million facility to finance green projects as part of a £2.0 billion loan facility. The green tranches will be used to support renewable energy projects initially, and energy efficiency, waste management, green ...

Investors, credit ratings agencies grapple with ESG impacts on ratings: PRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Investors and credit ratings agencies (CRAs) are grappling with assessing where environmental and social factors are relevant on credit ratings, and how they can impact balance sheets and cash flow projection, according to a report from the Principles ...

Super funds continue to expand responsible investment activities: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
... will "take a strong stance on activities within their portfolio companies that are harmful to humans, society and the environment - e.g. companies involved in tobacco production or cluster bomb manufacturing - whether those funds are self-declared ethical ...

Hedge funds allocate at least US$59bn to responsible investment: AIMA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018  |  NEWS
Hedge funds globally have allocated at least $59 billion to responsible investment, according to a survey by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit (CAIS). The survey consisted of 80 asset ...