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ASX companies join 40:40 Vision

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... senior executive team and we support the 40:40 Vision and the goal of achieving gender balanced corporate leadership in Australia."

JANA hires first head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... career covering risk and commercial litigation, and previously worked in senior counsel and legal roles across the UK and Australia, including as regulatory counsel for APAC and EMEA at State Street Bank, and as an investigator in enforcement and financial ...

$515 million sustainability loan anchors seaport refinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... half a billion dollars in sustainability-linked and green loans as part of a broader refinancing transaction. National Australia Bank (NAB) has led the development of a landmark loan for Port of Newcastle that aligns financing for Australia's largest ...

Net zero: How to separate truth from marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Investors (ACSI) senior analyst, ESG Jodie Barnes broke down the response to decarbonisation by ASX companies. She said Australia is an outlier among developed countries in terms of how much exposure to carbon intensive industries it has, something that ...

Neuberger Berman closes $280m private equity impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... director Jennifer Signori. The majority of the fund is allocated towards developed markets - North America, Europe, and Australia, and some exposure to emerging markets in Asia, she added. Neuberger Berman will report on the social and environmental ...

Unite the league: investors join climate coalition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... "Helping deliver Paris-aligned emissions reductions by 2030 is responsible action to help secure a healthy economy for Australia," said Investor Group on Climate Change chief executive officer, Emma Herd. "The fresh commitments to the initiative from ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Firms in Australia and regionally have announced hires to ESG and sustainability teams, with one expert saying demand is high for ESG specialists. Hiring for ESG professionals in financial services is "booming," said Simon Gvalda, senior recruitment ...

War, vice and climate: assessing investors ethical stands

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Attitudes towards ethical investing preferences differ strongly between generations, according to a survey by Nucleus Wealth Management. Nucleus Wealth conducted a survey of more than 1450 Nucleus Wealth clients and potential investors on attitudes ...

Post-COVID economic recovery "once in a generation opportunity"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
The post-COVID-19 economic recovery is a "once in a generation opportunity" for Australia to reset and refocus the economy, according to a new report commissioned by Aware Super. Aware Super commissioned social researcher Rebecca Huntley to write the ...

Using quant approaches to implement climate change targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... ESG signal in portfolios, said Matt Picone, senior vice president and portfolio manager. Acadian clients in Europe an Australia are coming to the fund manager with questions on how to implement lower carbon targets, Picone said. "It's tempting to just ...