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Waste and recycling legislation to foster circular economy: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... 10,000 jobs. $190 million will go towards a new Recycling Modernisation Fund with the aim of generating $600 million of investment in Australia's recycling capacity, and $59.6 million will go towards for National Waste Policy Action Plan commitments ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... uses impact funding structures to try and scale up innovation, said Reece Proudfoot, head of innovation and impact investment - WWF Australia. "At a macro level, the blow to people and nature from the 2019 and 2020 fires left a staggering loss that requires ...

Impact Investment Group names head of investor relations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Impact Investment Group (IIG) has named Amanda Goodman head of capital raising and investor relations. Goodman joined IIG in 2014 as one of the fund's early hires. She has previously worked as head of syndication. The new title "reflects how Amanda's ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... with an ESG integration strategy and proprietary quality factor screen. The funds are led by Paul Huxford as the chief investment officer of ANZ Investments. The firm said Northern Trust's appointment follows a review of its external fund managers ...

ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... healthcare and IT sectors, which have performed strongly in 2020, said Andy Gracey, portfolio manager, Australian Ethical investment. "In terms of those sectors, the commonality in terms of the performance is that these sectors often have intellectual ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Reef Foundation, the academic research community and the not for profit sector," Schultz said. Schultz noted that the investment required to meet water quality targets for the Great Barrier Reef is estimated at $4 billion. Reef Credits deliver a quantifiable ...

Assessing the costs, opportunities to green hydrogen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... where green hydrogen displaces grey hydrogen in commercial processes, the European Commission has estimated the total investment required to achieve its 2030 vision at €320-€460bn, with €220-€340bn of this to cover €80GW-120GW of dedicated ...

First Sentier publishes Modern Slavery Statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... risk and remedies. FSI outlined its policies to managing modern slavery in its operational supply chain as well as its investment processes. Under the Modern Slavery Act, all entities with more than $100 million in revenue are responsible for investigating ...

Medibank issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
Private health insurer Medibank has issued its first sustainability report, providing analysis on key stakeholders, and mapping their activities to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Medibank identified customer health, employee health, community ...

Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... well. Even as companies are considering these issues, shareholders are also signalling their evolving consideration of investment risk and return, signified by the number of resolutions being brought to company AGMs around the world, Colton said. "We ...