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Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... identified 2018 as the third-warmest year on record, having annual national mean temperature 1.140C above average. While the Australian government has stated it will pursue the Paris Agreement 2030 target, there is argument over whether this is possible ...

Sustainable Digitalisation Project to set goals for real estate and cities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Digitalisation Project, aimed at embedding sustainable practices in the digitalisation of the real estate sector and Australian cities. Simon Carter, managing director, Morphosis Digitalisation and the increased integration of digital technologies are ...

Cromwell Property Group on value of sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... impacts of the Modern Slavery Act as key issues pushing Cromwell's reporting and disclosures. Cromwell and 14 other Australian property developers have joined an initiative organised by the Property Council of Australia (PCA) to develop an online questionnaire ...

LeapFrog Investments names Julia Gillard to leadership council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
LeapFrong Investments has appointed Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to its global leadership council. Gillard was named along with Simon Israel, chairman of Singtel, and Jaime A. Zobel, Chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation to the council ...

Willis Towers Watson launches Australian Global Equity Focus Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Willis Towers Watson Australia has launched its first Australian-domiciled fund, the Australia Global Equity Focus Fund (GEFF), a multi-manager fund that integrates GEFF is able to incorporate ESG and sustainable principles. Stuart Gray, portfolio manager ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... approach to reporting on sustainability and responsible investment activities within the fund - in 2014, it was the first Australian superannuation fund to report using the GRI Standards and Integrated Reporting. This year, the fund reported that it ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... from the Wilderness Society shows that 73% of all deforestation in Queensland is linked to beef production, calling on Australian companies to assess their exposures to deforestation in the beef supply chain. The Wilderness Society conducted a geographic ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... year, TCorp issued its inaugural $1.8 billion, 10-year Green Bond, the largest single green bond issue to date in the Australian dollar market. The underlying assets to the sustainability bond will be disclosed during a planned roadshow for potential ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
Ausbil Investment Management has become the first Australian fund manager to sign up to the Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution (IDPP), a declaration citing plastic pollution as a clear risk to the environment and to the branding of companies ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... portfolios for more than 10 years. Last year, CFS launched Baillie Gifford's Long Term Global Growth Fund (LTGG) to Australian retail investors "The launch of the LTGG Fund brought Baillie Gifford's unique investment capability to the Australian retail ...