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Opinion: Sustainable finance: the new normal in 2021

SIMON O'CONNOR, JACKI JOHNSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
Note: This piece was contributed by Jacki Johnson and Simon O'Connor, co-chairs of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and solely reflect the writers' opinion Many will opine on the lessons learnt from 2020, but the seismic shifts ...

Industry superannuation fund ESG options surpass $10 billion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... member base is, and the importance of ESG considerations in their investment choices." The Global Environmental Opportunities fund option is one of the strongest performing super options in Australia over the past year. UniSuper's Global Environmental ...

Divestment should be tool of last resort on climate: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... exhausted. Divestment could insulate members from the perceived financial risks of fossil fuel companies, but it then limits a fund's ability to influence the company towards acting to reduce emissions in the real economy as an active owner. Of the superannuation ...

Rio leadership overhaul aimed at restoring trust, license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... investors and asset owners around the world condemning the incident and calling for change. HESTA, the $56 billion industry fund for health and community services, crafted a statement on working with Indigenous communities and wrote to 14 Australian ...

ESG-inclusive commodities set to grow: Xpansiv

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
ESG-inclusive commodities such as carbon offsets and water will see strong growth in 2021, according to exchange Xpansiv. Xpansiv is a commodity marketplace for ESG-inclusive commodity products and price information, and its main business units include ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... of companies. Fink's annual letter to CEOs sets the engagement agenda for the year with the companies in which the global fund manager is invested. This year's letter is focused on the global transition towards a net zero economy, and what that means ...

Circular economy a key investment theme: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... innovations. A longer term investment horizon is needed to capture the alpha generation of that transition. "If you have a fund that's highly active with high turnover, and then you're going to the investors and saying we're investing to enable the transition ...

Global impact bond issuance spike in 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... climate change transition bonds as an area of growth. Transition bonds are those issued by government and companies that fund activities that move towards alignment with Paris Agreement targets on containing global warming. It is a category that recognises ...

Seeking financial, positive impact in SME investments: Beckon Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Growth equity investor Beckon Capital is developing a fund to invest in small and medium-sized businesses that provide financial return and demonstrable social and environmental impact. The focus is on investing in assets that provide sustainability ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
Global fund manager Robeco is in the process of setting five-year cycle targets to translate long-term net zero carbon emission reduction initiatives into impactful investment portfolios and investor practices. Robeco wants to invest in line with the ...