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SGCH publishes first impact report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... to opportunity. It houses around 11,500 people in over 7,000 homes across the Sydney Metropolitan Region and delivers Australia's largest non-government development pipeline of social and affordable housing, with almost 1000 dwellings delivered since ...

ANZ creates head of environmental markets role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... APAC. Before that, he held leadership roles including global head of commodity structuring for Commonwealth Bank of Australia, head of commodity sales and structuring for Deutsche Bank Asia, and led LNG trading at Goldman Sachs. In his new role, Smith ...

Qantas Super in $2bn climate risk mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
Qantas Super has aligned just under a quarter of its $8.5 billion portfolio with the goal of reducing emissions by 24% by 2025 on the road to net zero by 2050. The corporate super fund has selected Calvert Research and Management and Goldman Sachs Asset ...

Alexis Cheang joins TCorp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... investment industry and ESG, with prior careers at a major asset manager and a global investment consultant, spanning Australia, the UK, and the USA." The investment chief noted that Cheang had acquired a thorough understanding of the dynamics of ESG ...

Millennials, Gen X lead impact investing demand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... on society as well as perceived financial returns, with respondents from the US, UK, Germany and, for the first time, Australia, participating in this year's study. Results were weighted by age, sex, geographic region, race and education to ensure reliable ...

Calls for transformation, climate skill in AGL board renewal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... Earlier this week, AGL withdrew a demerger proposal to split the energy provider into two separate businesses - AGL Australia (retail business) and Accel Energy (coal and gas-fired power plants). The decision was opposed by shareholders including Grok ...

Warning on climate risk if net zero targets not achieved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... window." Lawson pointed to policy improvements in some economies and noted that "one interpretation of the election in Australia is that it reflects the consensus of importance of scaling up is shifting, although I wouldn't say radically, but moderately." ...

Rising costs of carbon credit to impact offsetting strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... effective compared to offsetting." With credits expected to become scarcer and more expensive in all markets, including Australia, business leaders should be clear on decarbonisation strategies and the role of offsets in that strategy. The recent election ...

HESTA first super fund to oppose AGL demerger

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... state its intention to vote against the demerger at AGL's AGM on June 15. The demerger would see the creation of AGL Australia and AGL Energy, both listed on the ASX, effective from June 30. Rainmaker Information conducted a review of a selection ...

Strong flow of new ESG funds brought to market: Equity Trustees

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
There is a strong issuance of funds with explicit ESG themes being brought to market by responsible entity provider Equity Trustees. Equity Trustees has said that of the 100 funds that they launched over the past 24 months, 34% were global equity funds ...