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Quadrant expands to environmental consulting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... expansion of the eco-advisory practice. It is a new frontier for Quadrant, whose only prior public disclosure of a sustainability-related investment was in waste management firm TDG Environmental (formerly Total Drain Group) in August 2020. Quadrant ...

Asset managers move climate targets in-house

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... its climate commitments to oversight by an in-house team as it now has the capability to do so, particularly as sustainability regulations and reporting requirements come into play across the world. A GS spokesperson said: "We have the capabilities to ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... implications of ESG issues and support members in ESG integration. ISS ESG is part of ISS STOXX, publisher of FS Sustainability.

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Scientific Beta deputy CEO and index director Daniel Aguet said the strategy "relies on our expertise to integrate sustainability considerations into multi-factor strategies to deliver long-term risk-adjusted performance improvement compared to the market ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
QIC Real Estate just converted more than a quarter of its portfolio into Sustainability-Linked Loans (SSL), taking its total sustainable financing to 73.4% of Australian property debt facilities. The funds are QIC Property Fund (QPF) at $2.8bn, and ...

Greenwash top of mind for Kiwi funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... making, and the increasing scrutiny over how returns are generated," said Pip Best, partner, climate change and sustainability at EY, who worked on preparing the report. Awareness of responsible investing rose from 57% to 70%. Half (51%) of organisations ...

Investors dismiss US federal court case

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... policies, causing reduced coal production and higher energy prices. In response, a BlackRock spokesperson told FS Sustainability the allegations are baseless. "The suggestion that BlackRock has invested money in companies with the goal of harming those ...

Green moves: Fremantle Seaweed, Impact&ble, Emmi, Petuna Aquaculture

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... was irresistible." Meanwhile, Simon Crerar has quit his gig as editor-in-chief of SmartCompany and is founding a sustainability consultancy. Impact&ble will focus on helping start-ups accelerate their positive impact on the planet. Alex Obradovic and ...

Podcast: Everything you missed at COP29 climate conference with Richie Merzian

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... during COP29. Richie, the CEO of Clean Energy Investor Group, joins host Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability. Stream all episodes of The Greener Way here.

Banksia Foundation names winners of the 2024 NSW Sustainability Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... year's winners represent a diverse range of business sectors. "Each of these winners demonstrates a commitment to sustainability that serves as a model for others," said Graz van Egmond, CEO, Banksia Foundation. "Their innovative approaches show how ...