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WBCSD survey to chart stakeholder engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... materiality and risk management can support board-level decision-making. The joint initiative between WBCSD and DNV GL, a global quality assurance and risk management company, will seek insights to better assess how boards can connect with stakeholders ...

Hedge funds integrating ESG: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020  |  NEWS
... investment landscape, hedge funds are evolving to integrate ESG into their decision making," said Sandrine Ferdane, BNP Paribas global head of financial institutions coverage (FIC). "It is clear that hedge funds are starting to measure and manage certain ...

Cleanaway publishes first sustainability report after engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... with Cleanaway on its sustainability reporting. The fund holds Cleanaway in its sustainable portfolios as well as in its Global Environmental Opportunities option. "We have prioritised engagement on disclosure to better understand how the company manages ...

Solar, residential financier issues certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Bonds via subsidiary UBank. Australia's green finance places as of 30 June 2019 was $15.6 billion, 10th in cumulative global country rankings, 3rd in the Asia-Pacific region behind China (US$91.5 billion) and Japan (US$12.4 billion). Australia also ...

Australia vulnerable as countries decarbonise

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... a chunk of the economy, and there is thus far not enough public investment to finance the transition, said Jennifer Wu, global head of sustainable investing, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. J.P. Morgan Asset Management identified Russia, India, South Africa ...

Fashion industry shows action, gaps in ethical sourcing: Baptist World Aid

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
More than 70% of global fashion brands around the world could demonstrate at "at least some deliberate positive action" to support vulnerable workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pandemic also exposed areas needing "vast improvement", according ...

Link between post-bushfire regeneration and impact investing: WWF-Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... that could become impact investments. WWF-Australia is launching the Innovate to Regenerate project, which consists of two global challenges offering $3 million to develop wildlife recovery and landscape regeneration programs developed by communities ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... mandates in Australia and New Zealand. The change is across three asset classes: international credit, sovereign bonds and global equities. The allocations sit in multi-asset funds and some standalone funds from ANZ Investments and OneAnswer. The total ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... returns over the past one and three years to August 2020, according to research from Rainmaker Information. BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI) has shown a return of 27.9% over the past 12 months to the end of August, and returned 23.5% ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
The Australian arm of a global bank and a state government have become the first purchasers of Reef Credits - tradeable units measuring improvements to water quality flowing onto the Great Barrier Reef. HSBC Australia and the Queensland government have ...