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ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... on balance, inconsistency with the Paris Agreement's goals.' BHP is a member of several industry associations: the Australian Industry Greenhouse Network, the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association ...

Retail investors would accept lower returns for ethical performance: KPMG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
A majority of Australian retail investors would accept lower financial returns if companies always acted ethically towards customers, employees and the community, according to new KPMG research. The report is based around a nationwide survey of 1,510 ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... 2019. Total domestic issuance to date includes 35 deals (some comprising multiple tranches), from 15 issuers. "The Australian and New Zealand sustainable finance market is accelerating with the emergence of loans in both green and sustainability-linked ...

Investment in climate-related opportunities grow: IGCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... impacting the investor practice, through increased target setting and public commitments," Herd noted. The emergence of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative in Australia and the Sustainable Finance Forum in New Zealand, will likely accelerate ...

Companies increase ESG reporting, but "glaring gaps" remain: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... issues, but "glaring gaps" remain, particularly around workplace fatality statistics, according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO New research on ESG reporting by ACSI reveals that 22 ...

Brightlight Investment Management allocates to DPN Casa Capace

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
Brightlight Investment Management has invested with specialist disability housing provider DPN Casa Capace to develop appropriate housing solutions for NDIS participants. Sam Khalil, DPN founder and group managing director DPN Casa Capace is part of ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... exposure to Global fixed income securities and follows the February 2019 launch of BlackRock's unlisted iShares ESG Australian Bond Index Fund," according to BlackRock. The fund excludes issuers in eight core filters: tobacco, alcohol, gambling, military ...

HNW, UHNW "do not deeply consider ESG issues": Crestone wealth report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Wealth Management said. The report also found that HNW and UHNW concentrate wealth in only three asset classes: cash, Australian equities and residential property. "One of the keys that stood out from our point of view as wealth advisors is the lack ...

HESTA allocates $20 million to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... Fund. "This investment is a great example of how institutional investment can have a positive impact on the broader Australian community by making a meaningful contribution to the social and affordable housing market," said Michael Lynch, SVA Executive ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative has established the technical working groups that will set the roadmap for "realigning the finance sector to support greater social, environmental and economic outcomes for the country." Simon O'Connor ...