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IFM Investors report carbon emission reduction in Australian infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
IFM investors is reporting a nearly 8% reduction in carbon emissions across its Australian infrastructure portfolio in the 2018/2018 financial year. Chris Newton, head of responsible investing at IFM Investors. The IFM Investors' FY 2019 Australian ...

BIG W joins Action Collaboration Transformation on Living Wages

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... at implementing living wages, Big W said. "These are undoubtedly challenging times for all regions globally, given the impact COVID-19 is having on the way we all live," said David Walker, BIG W managing director. "COVID19's impact on the garment industry ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... vulnerable customers or jobs generation, then quantifying those impacts would take a different approach. There's no single impact metric for social activities." Entities that have an existing framework for social or sustainability-themed bond issuance ...

Increased integration of ESG in securities lending: State Street Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... securities lending programs are integrating ESG research into borrowing and lending arrangements, but it is unclear what impact short selling has on a company's material ESG performance in the long term, according to research from State Street Associates. ...

APRA creating and recruiting to fill role of head of climate risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... change survey, which, among other things, "highlighted the need to address the climate data deficit, to quantify the likely impact of the physical, transitional and liability risks of climate change and accurately assess and appropriately price these ...

Future Super promotes Kirstin Hunter to co-founder

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Future Super has promoted Kirstin Hunter to co-founder. Kirstin Hunter, managing director and co-founder, Future Super Hunter joined Future Super in 2017 as chief operations officer and in 2018 she was appointed to the Future Super board as managing ...

Hong Kong regulators establish sustainable finance steering group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... examine policy and regulatory issues in green and sustainable finance, "particularly those which may have a cross-sectoral impact", facilitate policy direction and coordination, address technical cross-sectoral issues, track international and regional ...

Identifying potential risks of COVID-19 and modern slavery in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... implications for those that can't separate out, which could mean transmission to rural communities." A significant impact on labour in the agriculture sector could disrupt food security in Australia, Hepworth said. Workers on farms are seeking information ...

Vietnam a source of green infrastructure projects, pipeline: CBI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has identified 16 green infrastructure projects and a sample pipeline of approximately 40 projects in Vietnam. Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative CBI released the Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities ...

Evidence links ESG performance to company, fund performance in crisis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Takatsuki, head of ESG research and active ownership, AXA IM. "There is no surprise that the pandemic is having a huge impact on the rapid stock market decline." Takatsuki noted that major equity indices, such as the S&P 500 and FTSE 100, have experienced ...