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IGCC names new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... investors are increasingly active." Mikula-Wright's appointment follows the departure of Emma Herd earlier this year after six years as IGCC CEO. Herd has joined EY Australia as a partner in the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) practice. ...

Investment Leadership Awards ESG winners revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... category for international equities for its Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (ETHI). The awards span 21 categories across six major asset class sectors, with analysis conducted by Rainmaker Information. "Investment managers that are leading their industry ...

Queensland train project secures $620m green loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... $600 million in green finance. Queensland's New Generation Rolllingstock (NGR) project, which will provide 75 new electrified six-car passenger trains as well as maintenance for 30 years, is owned by the Qtectic consortium, which includes Aberdeen Standard ...

Strong fund flows into sustainable products: BT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... under 50 funds that fall into that category, Pettigrew added. "Of that increase, more than half the net growth was in the last six months," Pettigrew said. "That's interesting because it's not just about the post-pandemic market recovery, but reflecting ...

Enhanced ESG reporting linked to funding outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... companies to measure and report their value on sustainability metrics aligned with the World Economic Forum (WEF) ESG framework. Six ASX-listed companies signed up to partner with Socialsuite on the platform - Euro Manganese Inc, Vulcan Energy, Elixir ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... "It opens up a whole bunch of other possibilities. The conversation around directors has shifted very rapidly in the past six months." There has to be "a new age of director nominations," said Vas Kolesnikoff, head of Australia and New Zealand research ...

JANA hires first head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
Investment consulting firm JANA has hired Rachel Halpern as its first head of sustainability. Rachel Halpern joins JANA from Westpac Group, where she was executive manager for risk. She has had an established advisory career covering risk and commercial ...

Modern slavery, Indigenous heritage, climate change top agenda: Paradice IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... need to be on top of it." In late 2020, Nick Varcoe joined the firm as head of ESG. "A lot of what I've done in the first six months has been the formalisation of the process, as opposed to the creation of a process and packaging it in a way that is ...

SGX-listed companies improving sustainability disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... followed by the mid-cap entities, with an average increase of 10 points, and big-cap entities with an average increase of six points. The SGX mandated sustainability reporting for all listed entities in 2017. The review also finds that there is an overall ...

"Booming" demand for ESG specialists

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... hired Carlos Castillo as a senior analyst. Castillo was most recently at Ellerston Capital where he was part of a team of six managing around $3 billion in Australian equities, and previously worked as a senior portfolio manager and Australian equities ...