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ClearBridge launches first local global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2024  |  NEWS
ClearBridge Investments has launched its first global equity strategy in Australia as it looks to introduce more in the future. The ClearBridge Global Growth Fund invests in 60 to 100 growth companies and aims to deliver above-market returns. The fund ...

Aware Super appoints ESG, product and insurance heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... owned Australian property portfolio. Thomas is responsible for ESG strategy, management and performance, also overseeing health, safety and environment. Thomas has over 20 years' experience in ESG integrated strategy, risk management and governance ...

Impact investing drops down the list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
New global findings from a US$240 billion asset manager finds that persistent inflation and market volatility has investors' minds focused on returns rather than impact. While impact investing experiences a drop in appeal, nearly three-quarters ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The co-chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has moved into a senior advisory role, alongside eight other heavyweights. The other senior advisors hail from the World Economic Forum (WEF), Global Canopy, the Green Finance ...

Super battle on impact investing and returns

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new campaign urges Australian super funds to finance ESG matters, as asset owners push back against such member demands. The #5by25 campaign hopes to bolster institutional capital and raise public and private investment in projects that deliver measurable ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... leave scheme are mounting, as Queensland Unions launches a campaign pushing for new entitlements including preventative health leave. It comes as the Senate investigates issues related to menopause and perimenopause. The Queensland Council of Unions ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Cannon-Brookes' $1.5 billion philanthropy Boundless Earth and charity Hand Heart Pocket. Regenerative farming for soil health and emissions reductions in Macleay NSW was awarded $14,957. $20,000 was allotted towards build energy efficiency for social ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Just 11% of Australia's top 200 listed companies comprehensively disclose sustainable sourcing practices in 2022, according to a new index created by supply chain experts. ASX 200 listed companies are not adequately reporting on the sustainability of ...

Podcast: Driving net zero in infrastructure - Niall Mills

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... part of this process, the firm has set fi ve minimum standards for all portfolio companies. The minimum standards include health and safety, with zero accident targets and standard reporting; environmental performance, covering emissions targets and ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
A swathe of climate-related technology firms have received the tick of approval from the federal government's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants scheme. 21 projects involving 91 entities received grants to solve problems ranging from ...