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Companies have responsibility to meld profit and purpose: IBM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Approximately three quarters of Australians think corporations have a responsibility to prioritise employees, the environment and the community as much as they prioritise delivering profits to shareholders, according to research from IBM. Jade Moffat ...

Singapore-based Vena Energy issues US$325 million green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Singapore-based Vena Energy, an independent power producer and renewable energy company, has issued a US$325 million green bond. Proceeds of the green bond will be used to refinance existing corporate loans for the development, construction and operation ...

Australian mutual fund assets rise to $66.8bn in 2019: Cerulli Associates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Australia's mutual fund assets in sustainable investments increased 23.0% year-on-year in 2019 to reach $66.8 billion, according to Cerulli Associates. Cerulli Associates said its estimates show that sustainable investments gathered $1.2 billion in ...

CEFC commits up to $125m in Qualitas property debt fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made an investment of up to $125 million in a new property debt fund designed to finance the construction and management of energy efficient, low emissions build-to-rent (BTR) residential buildings. Ian ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
The Governance Institute has released a guide aimed at assisting companies that are seeking education on how to consider and report on material exposures to climate change risk. Megan Motto, Governance Institute CEO The Governance Institute has released ...

Hendrik van Calcar steps down as director of Qantas Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Hendrik van Calcar, former head of group finance, planning and analysis at Qantas, has stepped down as director of Qantas Super. van Calcar was elected to the Qantas Super board in 2018 and is credited with "reinvigorating conversations on the considerations ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
A landmark Social Impact Investing Taskforce is recommending that the commonwealth government take a "coordinated and long term" approach to guide its involvement in the social impact investing market. Kylie Charlton, managing director of Australian ...

Integrating ESG considerations in securities lending programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
As asset owners continue to integrate environmental, social and corporate governance into their investment and operations processes, integrating ESG considerations into securities lending programs is a consideration on the agenda. Natalie Floate, head ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this comment piece from Jason Ross, head of superannuation research at Rainmaker Information Jason Ross, head of superannuation research, Rainmaker Information Back in the 90s a hot topic was ...

Amundi reports increased demand for fixed income ETFs, ESG integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
There is increased global demand for fixed income exchange traded fund (ETFs), as well as demand for fixed income ETFs that integrate ESG into their process, according to global fund manager Amundi. Gaetan Delculee, global head of ETF, indexing and ...