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Foresight Group launches Foresight Renwable Energy Income Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... aimed at providing private capital to small-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects in Australia. Foresight Group, a global infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has developed a sustainability framework that has been certified ...

MSCI Barra purchases data analytics firm Carbon Delta

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... Delta "will create an extensive climate risk assessment and reporting offering for the institutional market, providing global investors with solutions to help them better understand the impact of climate change on their investment portfolios and comply ...

PRI names six super funds to Leaders' Group for 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... income of our members through the responsible, long-term stewardship of their funds." "HESTA has for many years been a global pioneer in responsible investment as this ongoing stewardship underpins strong, long-term investment performance and our ability ...

Emerging markets bring exposure to unmanaged ESG risk: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... terms of diversification and high growth potential, but also bring more volatility. "A major source of uncertainty across global markets today is the trade dispute between the US and China," the report said. Sustainalytics analyses companies against ...

ACCR files shareholder resolution with BHP over industry associations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... and strengthen standards in relation to various issues, including workplace health and safety, environmental protection, global warming, community engagement, workforce skills and diversity, and measures that support economic growth, which would not ...

Amundi launches Amundi Funds Multi-Asset Sustainable Future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... across a broad range of fixed income assets mainly in euro denominated investment grade corporate and government bonds and global equities, which can consist of up to 40% of portfolio allocation. Amundi also applies eSG factors with their fundamental ...

Q&A with Pablo Berrutti on launch of Altiorem

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... to his position earlier this year after working as head of responsible investment, Asia Pacific at Colonial First State Global Asset Management for seven years. He is also the founder of Altiorem, an online library and resource centre to support the ...

Australia's green bond issuance tops $15 billion: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... productivity and economic growth and help Australia meet its international obligations." Australia is tenth overall in cumulative global green bond rankings as of 30 June 2019. Total domestic issuance to date includes 35 deals (some comprising multiple ...

QIC Shopping Centre Fund issues $300m certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
... endorsement of QIC GRE's progress and ongoing focus on sustainability," said Michael O'Brien, managing director of QIC Global Real Estate (QIC GRE). "For QIC GRE, delivering sustainability initiatives such as upgrades and the intelligent automation of ...

BlackRock launches unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019  |  NEWS
BlackRock Investment Management has launched a new unlisted iShares ESG Global Bond Index Fund. The fund is benchmarked to a customised Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Aggregate SRI Select ex-Fossil Fuels Index and is AUD hedged. It is "designed for ...