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HSBC, partners to identify blue carbon projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... market assets that can be used to raise conservation finance, as a step towards establishing natural capital as an investment asset class, HSBC said. "We've made the commitment to net zero, but in the race to net zero, we need some way to manage residual ...

Evaluating impact of climate policy on company valuation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... I think that's where R&D is a challenge - some of these technologies are not profitable, but they're making a huge investment in something that may pay off in future. That's where government can play a role on the incentive side." R&D and capex expenditure ...

JANA hires first head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Investment consulting firm JANA has hired Rachel Halpern as its first head of sustainability. Rachel Halpern joins JANA from Westpac Group, where she was executive manager for risk. She has had an established advisory career covering risk and commercial ...

Singapore Stock Exchange to launch carbon exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon-related services and nature-based solutions. "We provide capital to catalyse new ideas and solutions," Temasek chief investment strategist Rohit Sipahimalani said. "Climate Impact X aligns with our commitment to invest in businesses that will ...

Advisers seek education, clarification on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... knowledge of the ESG sector as a challenge and seek better education as a key tool, according to new research from Investment Trends. Investment Trends recently surveyed 300 advisers on ESG investing and found that advisers are seeking more information ...

Modern slavery, Indigenous heritage, climate change top agenda: Paradice IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... protection of Indigenous heritage and climate change are key ESG themes for corporate engagement, according to Paradice Investment Management. Paradice integrates ESG and active ownership into its investment process and across teams because of its impact ...

Net zero: How to separate truth from marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Net zero commitments are rapidly becoming the new normal among companies and investors, but it takes some digging to work out which commitments are backed by real plans and which are just talk. As reported by Financial Standard from the Conference of ...

Neuberger Berman closes $280m private equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... of the capital is allocated in direct investments, with an average deal size of US$5 up to $20 million in either co-investment, primary investment and secondary investment, said Neuberger Berman managing director Jennifer Signori. The majority of the ...

Unite the league: investors join climate coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Paris-aligned emissions reductions targets. Founding partners include Aware Super, Cbus, IFM Investors and Queensland Investment Corporation, and the 20 participants are collectively responsible for over $910 billion in assets under management. The initiative ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... funds, which are looking to grow and extend teams more. They can draw from either the ESG focus or the responsible investment side of things." There is also "significant demand" for responsible investment professionals, Gvalda notes. "What we've ...