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La Trobe Financial certified by Climate Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... of the planet. "We chose to go carbon neutral to show our commitment to improving the community, the environment and building a better future." When announcing their carbon neutral status in 2021, La Trobe Financial director of ESG and international ...

Does Canberra's agenda align with sustainable investment?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the strong preference of Australian votes for climate action - mirrors Australians' interest in ESG issues and has been building momentum for some time, judging by how much money has been flowing into sustainable investments, according to BT's head of ...

HESTA, ISPT invests in medical office development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
HESTA and ISPT have invested $140 million to develop a medical office building in Melbourne, their first direct property acquisition in the healthcare and life sciences sector. ISPT and HESTA as mandate partner will co-develop an on-hospital-campus ...

Singapore to issue inaugural sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that the green bond will shortly be launched via a syndicated book-building process and denominated in Singapore Dollars with a tenor of either 30 or 50 years, at a minimum issuance size of about S$1.5 ...

NGS Super divests from oil and gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... the fossil fuel industry. NGS must go further and divest from companies such as Siemens and General Electric which are building new gas power plants and undermining climate action by locking in decades of emissions." However, Australasian Centre for ...

COP27 preview: loss and damage, action on commitments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... Change (UNFCCC), the convening body for COPs, reported key outstanding issues that still need to be resolved include "building adaptation to the inevitable impacts of climate change, which include ever more frequent and intense heatwaves, flood and storms ...

ESG managed accounts drive strong growth: BT Panorama

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... to express their capability in ESG, thru their existing portfolios and in presenting more and more options, and that's building towards more products that are ESG-specific." The stellar growth of ESG managed accounts comes from a lower base and a catch-up ...

State of the Environment report a wake up call for business, investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... impact. Individuals, NGOs and businesses are increasingly purchasing and managing large areas of land for conservation and building in the protection of nature into their business practices, for example. Image courtesy of Daniel Norris on Unsplash

Stewart Investors identifies progress to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... portfolio is invested in companies that are making direct or indirect contributions to climate change solutions, while building towards a net zero 2050 target. The Sustainable Funds Group, which managed US$21.5 billion as of the end of 2021, released ...

Schroders' sustainable multi-asset fund receives RIAA certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022  |  NEWS
... year, Schroders appointed a head of sustainability strategy, APAC and a head of ESG integration, Asia Pacific as part of building a four-person APAC sustainability team.