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Is social the most important part of ESG investing?

CHRIS IGGO  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... equally important to think about how production and consumption impact on the social good. Having a 'social' prism in investment analysis is good investing. Right now, as real incomes are being challenged by high inflation, it is more important than ...

Podcast: Is biodiversity "the new climate change"?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
Deirdre Cooper, head of sustainable equity within the multi-asset team at global fund manager Ninety One, joins us to talk about how to invest in the transition to a low-carbon economy, why biodiversity isn't the new climate change, and how Ninety One ...

CFA Societies in call for uniform ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
CFA Societies Australia is calling on global asset managers to adopt uniform disclosure standards for ESG investment products. Given the intensifying focus on greenwashing that shows no sign of abating in 2023, CFA Societies is highlighting the need ...

Bloom raises $525,000 in seed funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... offers retail investors access to a diversified growth portfolio of assets that meet climate impact goals with a minimum investment of $500. The $525,000 seed round funding will be used to hire one full-time business development resource, improve operations ...

IML launches Sustainable Future Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... active ESG focused fund investing in Australian equities. The IML Sustainable Future Fund has been seeded by Natixis Investment Managers. IML integrates ESG as 25% of their quality scoring framework, and the Sustainable Future Fund applied ESG-specific ...

New Forests appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... hectares and $10 billion in assets under management," he said. Mark Rogers will become chief executive of the global investment manager in April, while Brand will take on the new role of chair. Rogers has been managing director, Australia and New Zealand ...

APAC outperforms amid global sustainable finance pullback

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... become entrenched into the aspect of dealmaking. "Not just the headline deals, although we have seen quite a number of investment in energy companies to transition to clean energy, and the renewable space another growth area that we have been watching. ...

ASIC issues more greenwashing fines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023  |  NEWS
... on the Cruelty Free Super website "may have been false or misleading by overstating exclusions, otherwise known as investment screens. In these statements, [Cruelty Free Super] claimed to prevent investment in companies involved in 'polluting and ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... "improving transparency beyond the disclosure reforms - so the market has more credible and verifiable data to make investment decisions." Chalmers flagged that a sustainable finance taxonomy will play a key role in improving transparency.

ANZ leads issuance of US$50m gender-lens bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... (WLB5), a gender-lens sustainable bond that aligns with the Orange Bond Principles. The bond has been issued by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), a pioneer in impact investing, and the proceeds will support between 280,000 to 300,000 women across Asia ...