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Positive outlook for impact future: Conscious Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Investment Management focuses on social infrastructure like disability housing, deep impact, such as social impact bonds, property, including affordable housing, and environmental infrastructure. "Our typical model is to partner with charities and some ...

Industry fund lifts game on SRI options

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... fund," McDonald noted. "This means members in our Diversified option have exposure to our direct investments such as property with six-star energy ratings, essential worker affordable housing, as well as our private equity initiatives such as our recent ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Zealand's power utility Contact Energy, in August 2017 followed by Macquarie Group in mid-2018 and Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF) in early 2019. The report notes that other green loans have followed involving major banks, property and clean ...

Asset owner, engagement organisation in ESG hires

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... (ESG) responsibilities. The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is hiring an analyst with responsibility for property and investment stewardship. This new role will assist with management of the team's ESG activities within their investment ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... issues like the gender pay gap, which is clearly missing right now across the ASX300." In the impact report, Melior cite property group Dexus for its positive impact regarding sustainable infrastructure and green buildings and New Zealand energy groups ...

Coles signs Queensland renewable energy deal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Coles is committed to purchasing renewable energy across the country, said Thinus Keeve, Coles chief sustainability, property and export officer. "Long-term agreements like this are a great example of how we are able to reduce our energy costs, support ...

Superannuation funds accelerate climate action: ClimateWorks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... ClimateWorks Australia pointed out that AMP is considered partially aligned, since it has a net zero by 2030 target for its property portfolio. Twenty percent have disclosed no specific portfolio emissions reduction commitments or activities. "The tools ...

Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change will cause more fires, hailstorms and cyclones across Australia, resulting in greater property, personal and economic damage, and hardship for Australian communities, warns insurer IAG. IAG has released the second edition of the Severe ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... attractive risk-adjusted returns. The Impact Alternatives Fund will target low correlation to listed equities, bonds and property, with a return objective of 6-10% p.a. pre-tax, post fees and costs. The income yield objective is 3-5% p.a. - distributed ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... time and capital to get the projects up and off the ground, and we work with the landholder on the management of the property. The key part of these projects is active an ongoing management. They're actively grazed, actively farmed properties and ...