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APAC investors cite ESG impact in real asset allocations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... risks like problems delivering schemes and damage to reputation. "Where we have strategies with an explicit sustainable investment objective we also measure the positive impacts of what we've delivered," Dixon said. "We hope that as this data becomes ...

Qualitas names Fiona Reynolds to ESG advisory board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... director and co-founder Andrew Schwartz. "It is difficult to think of anyone in Australia whose expertise in sustainable investment is as deep as that of Fiona," Schwartz said. "Having worked as part of some of the most significant international bodies ...

Podcast: What's ahead for 2023 - Simon O'Connor

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
In this episode, we speak with Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) CEO Simon O'Connor on the big issues in sustainable investing in 2022, from greenwashing to demand for authentic sustainable investments, and how the momentum will ...

CFA Societies in call for uniform ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... Institute (ASFI). "CFA Institute is leading some of the work globally - the institute, along with the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance and the PRI announced a collaboration last year on terminology, looking at how to harmonise terminology, including ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... push against greenwashing - as a responsible investment manager, we have a duty to unpack what we mean by sustainable investment, and being super transparent." The fund is comprised of a mix of Australian equities, international equities, infrastructure ...

Australia to introduce mandatory climate reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... sustainable investments. "Combatting greenwashing and reaching greater data-driven consensus on what constitutes sustainable investment will lead to more efficient capital flows in Australia."

COP15 success requires investor buy-in: Mirova

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... is bringing two natural capital funds to Australia. Mirova, an asset management company specializing in sustainable investment which Zaouati created within Natixis in 2014, has been evolving its approach to biodiversity and natural capital for the past ...

FSI names new global head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment team and more recently played a central role in establishing the First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute. Pleasingly, he will remain actively engaged with FSI in a non-executive/consultancy capacity. "I am delighted ...

Goodments founder launches ethical research platform for advisers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... Ethic Adviser is a digital tool to assist advisers in engaging their clients on sustainability and building sustainable investment options. It offers ESG research on more than 100,000 global investment products and uses an analytics engine to assess ...

Strengthen governance to avoid investment greenwashing: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Greenwashing concerns have brought additional risk to managing sustainable investment funds, says SSGA global head of ESG and sustainable investing Karen Wong. "In the ESG and climate space, we're finding quite ...