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Australian Retailers Association appoints director of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... employing more than 1.2m people. ARA works to ensure retail success by informing, protecting, advocating, educating and saving money for its 7,500 independent and national retail members. "Retail is already leading the way on so many positive sustainability ...

APRA emphasises "compounding effect" of climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... announce net zero strategies, however there remains a gap between investment strategy and consumer expectations that their money doesn't contribute to further climate change. "The Australian investment community has a pivotal role to play in helping ...

Investors integrating ESG into securities lending: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... from reinvestment of cash collateral. The process uses SSGA's R-Factor approach to determine which securities in short term money markets meet ESG criteria, Chua says. "They're looking at things like commercial paper, sovereign debt and corporate debt ...

Investors shifting to net zero targets: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... asking for, and we see that in the survey," Peppelenbos said. "One is that they want complete solutions - where can I put my money to make it work through the transition to a green economy, combined with those deep knowledge questions. Clients need to ...

Fossil fuel share offerings sharply underperform: Carbon Tracker

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... offerings in 2020 alone. The report noted that since 2016, there has been a decline in fossil fuel IPOs, where companies raise money through new share issues, and an increase in sales by existing long-term holders, for example, founders, owners and governments ...

Serving up meat's sustainability risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability framework across industry. "We still get asked the question what's in it for me as a producer, and where is the money in my pocket," Herbert said. "It's missing the point of the conversation, which should be, my product has access ...

Guide to assist financial sector in Modern Slavery risk management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... monitoring financial information for indicators of exploitation is a key role for the financial sector. Brodie pointed to anti-money laundering and anti-corruption processes that financial institution put in place to monitor transactions that are linked ...

Clean Energy-based ETF to list on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... "Biden has promised to spend US$2 trillion on clean energy projects over the next four years. Elsewhere around the globe, money is pouring into the sector to invest in renewable energy projects." CLNE offers targeted exposure to the largest global companies ...

Aware expands affordable housing portfolio

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... number of times, Webb said. "We were certainly approached a number of times, given the heft of the organisation and whose money we represent," he said. "We were asked, is there something to address where capital markets aren't working as efficiently ...

ESG investment professional salaries revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... reflected in other parts of the sustainability sector. "Candidates want to work for the right firm as well," McGilton said. "Money is important, but it has to be aligned to a purpose." However, McGilton noted that the pipeline of development towards ...