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Incorporating climate risk into investing, finance, and insurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... addressing it. Unfortunately, it has taken some extreme events, like Hurricane Harvey in Texas or drought in parts of Australia, to bring the issues to the forefront of public discourse. The media has played an important role in educating the public. ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
VicSuper's 2019 annual report discloses alignments with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reporting member retirement savings support eight of the goals. The $23.7 billion industry fund has historically taken an industry-leading approach to ...

Wilderness Society links deforestation to beef production, supply chain risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... Australian government data ascribed 72% of national deforestation in 2016 to grazing." The Wilderness Society noted that Australia is among the world's largest beef cattle producers. The national beef cattle herd in 2017 was around 26 million head - ...

HESTA allocates $200m to healthcare property mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... relationships in the health and community services sector (HACS). "We are actively looking for investment opportunities as Australia's aging population will see the need for a significant expansion in services and facilities in the coming years," Blakey ...

TCorp to issue sustainability bond based on green, social assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... and services that the government is delivering for the people of NSW." The joint lead managers of the transaction are Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Merrill Lynch (Australia) Futures Limited, and National Australia Bank Limited. TCorp ...

Ausbil joins Investor Declaration on Plastic Pollution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... 14% of all plastic packaging recycled, Ausbil said in citing As You Sow. Ausbil is already engaging with companies in Australia on the subject of plastic pollution, particularly with supermarkets, consumer retailers and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) ...

Colonial First State launches Baillie Gifford Global Stewardship Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... intermediary market, while building on a decade long relationship," Tait said. "Since launching our flagship equity strategy in Australia last year, we have experienced strong investor demand for this stock-driven, high performance fund. We believe the ...

First State Super on Climate Action 100+, engagement, and fund strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
In the midst of an AGM season in which several Australian listed companies are facing shareholder resolutions related to climate risk disclosure and management, First State Super, one of the signatories to the Climate Action 100+ coalition, reflects ...

Sustainalytics rates unmanaged ESG risk in ASX200

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... than counterparts, according to new research from Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics has released Navigating ESG Issues in Australia: Identifying Risks, Seizing Opportunities, an assessment of Australia's responsible investment market, which looks at overall ...

CBI, WWF call upon central banks, prudential regulators for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019  |  NEWS
... of greening the capital system. NGFS in April this year published its first comprehensive report. The Reserve Bank of Australia is a member of NGFS. "There is increasing recognition by central banks of the growing structural and systemic risks that climate ...