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Good Super appoints Andrew MacLeod as managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... goal of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice issues. "I was attracted to an executive role with Good Super because I wanted ...

Australian Ethical surpasses $1 billion AUM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... interest in ethical issues," Vernon said. "The impact of the [carbon asset] divestment campaign, and increased attention to climate change issues over the last 12 to 18 months have drawn attention to things. We've also had consistent investment performance ...

Green bond issuance hits US$36.6 billion for 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
US$36.6 billion in labelled green bonds were issued in 2014, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. The total labelled green bond issuance for 2014 was more than triple the amount issued in 2013, and the total amount of green bonds outstanding was ...

ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... their existing commitments through the year, Le Couteur said. "One of the first things we'll do is, we did a report on the climate exposure of the big four banks last year, and we will update that around the middle of this year," she said. "Part of that ...

The Sustainability Report's top articles of 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... mission of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice issues. Future Fund hires new head of ESG risk management The Future Fund ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... internal stakeholders such as fund members, and the decisions they make in response to megatrends like demographic shifts and climate change mean that superannuation funds do have an influence on the political economy. Funds use tools such as ownership ...

Asia investments in sustainable strategies hit US$44.9B: ASrIA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability-themed strategies are growing at the fastest rate since 2011 "due to the rising importance of ESG issues such as climate change, energy and water security in the region," according to ASrIA. "Enabling change in Asia's sustainable investment ...

Five investors join initiative to grow green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Five new global investors have joined the Investor Statement on Green Bonds and Climate Bonds, calling on governments to grow the global green bond market. Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds Initiative chair Calvert Investments, Addenda Capital, F&C Investments ...

AMP Capital assesses ESG risks in food, beverage sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... sector are exposed to thematic drives including "changing consumer behaviour, regulatory change, resources constraints and climate change, population growth and increased demand for food," according to the review written by Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior ...

KKR invests in Sundrop Farms expansion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has provided growth capital to Sundrop Farms, a South Australia-based arid climate agribusiness. The funding, which comes from KKR's Asian Fund II, will be used to "significantly expand" Sundrop Farms' glasshouse facility ...