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Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... by the federal government will catalyse and enhance this and will result in greater supply and demand in sustainable investment, she said. "Climate is the most obvious area - as we see stronger commitment from the Australian government that will be logically ...

Varying levels of progress on modern slavery: IAST APAC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... facing companies and investors. "The enormity of the problem stands out," said Kate Turner, deputy head of responsible investment, First Sentier Investors and chair, IAST APAC. "It's so huge, and even as big as we are with 37 investors, and even ...

HESTA, ISPT invests in medical office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... incorporated into the ground floor of the 12 level plus basement, mixed-use healthcare accommodation building. "This investment with ISPT supports our continued focus on identifying opportunities in Australia's fast-growing healthcare sector," said HESTA ...

FS Sustainability launches The Greener Way Podcast

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
FS Sustainability will launch a dedicated podcast channel, The Greener Way. FS Sustainability has a long history of news and analysis covering how investors and companies make decisions that impact on people and planet. From climate change to biodiversity ...

CEFC, ANZ provide discount finance for SMEs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... (CEFC) is allocating up to $200 million with ANZ to provide discounted clean energy finance to business customers. The investment is designed to encourage small to medium-sized (SME) businesses to invest in activities to cut emissions, for example, renewable ...

Singapore to issue inaugural sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Singapore will issue its first sovereign green bond - the Green Singapore Government Securities (Infrastructure). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that the green bond will shortly be launched via a syndicated book-building process ...

V-Square launches ESG index strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
V-Square Quantitative Management has launched an ESG and carbon transition index strategy that aligns with the Your Future, Your Super performance test. The V-Square MSCI Global Equity ESG Materiality and Carbon Transition Indexed Strategy tracks the ...

NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... footprint by 35% by 2025. The fund conducted a baseline measurement of the carbon intensity in the Diversified (MySuper) investment option in which more than 70% of the membership is invested and has conducted scenario analysis to plan the trajectory ...

ESG strong factor in M&A activity: PwC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... This is where they're taking reviews, proactively mitigating negative externalities, and that secures the value of the investment that they've made." A third category are investors who believe that doing good - enhancing performance on ESG criteria - ...

Invest in sustainable development for positive return: RadiantESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Companies that are positively aligned with sustainable development show positive investment tailwinds, according to US investment management firm RadiantESG Recently, RadiantESG has been selected as sub-adviser on a US mutual fund with US$30 million ...