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Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... fund manager became the first investor to sign with Domus 8.7, an anti-slavery charity set up to help meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 of ending slavery by 2030. According to CEO Mark Knight, modern slavery has long been a key focus of Ausbil's ...

Green finance taxonomy in final throes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has launched the final round of public consultation on a set of definitions to create a common language in investing and prevent greenwashing. The Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy will be a ...

Shared equity to build intergenerational wealth

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... renewables and extractive projects where there are shared interests. First Nations Projects Group (FNPG) and the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) this week announced a partnership to create a new association that will provide support to ...

Short term thinking cripples efforts

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
At the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) annual summit, a strong theme was teachings from First Nations philosophies and the overwhelming concern that the finance sector is not forward-thinking. Held at the Hilton Sydney on 31 October ...

Green moves at MSCI, Future Fund, Minderoo, U Ethical

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... and president Baer Pettit. The team aims to scale the ESG and climate offering and build integrated solutions for sustainable investing. Mattison took a curious career path, having originally graduated with a PhD in neuroscience before going on to work ...

Podcast: Impact investing vs philanthropy - UN SDGs with Read Taylor Price

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... increase in misleading marketing through 'social-washing'. Of course, poverty is not the only critical UN Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) - there are actually 17 of them, of which many are interconnected. To discuss, Read Taylor Price is ...

Veteran ESG lead rejoins abrdn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
After a ten-month stint at a rival asset manager, Sheela Veerappan has rejoined abrdn as senior sustainable investment director and head of its Asia Pacific sustainable institute. Veerappan was with abrdn for just over a year before departing for a ...

Australian Retirement Trust hires impact PMs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Australian Retirement Trust has added two impact investors to its sustainable investments team - one from Save the Children and the other from Brightlight Group. Both Julianne Wilkin and Charles Liu - who joined as senior portfolio manager and portfolio ...

Ethinvest reaches $100 million milestone

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... the market". The options offer exposure to recycling and the circular economy, renewable energy and decarbonisation, sustainable agriculture, education and healthcare. It is one of a range of ethical funds available on the HUB24 platform. HUB24 said ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... our private markets offer targeting infrastructure and renewable energy projects that align with focus on long-term sustainable growth," Theau said.