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Growth in green bond issuance brings choice, challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... than 5% in 2018." bfinance identified more than 80 strategies globally that qualify as impact GSS+ bond strategies, investing in both labelled and non-labelled strategies, noted bfinance managing director public markets Mathias Neidert. "Some are passive ...

Australia climbs quickly on climate policy development

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... consulting service Energy Transition Advisors (ETA) and independent non-profit think tank Theia Finance Labs (formerly 2° Investing Initiative Germany). 2023 marked a broadened focus on climate adaptation, transition, and biodiversity in Australia. ...

Hazardous chemicals a key challenge for investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... according to S&P Global. Awareness of exposure levels and advocating for transparency are crucial aspects of responsible investing. Individual assessments are always necessary to determine exposure and materiality of hazardous chemicals for each company. ...

Investor group with US$2tr AUM to measure avoided emissions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to facilitating transition finance," Carola van Lamoen, head of sustainable investing at Robeco commented. "At a global level, much more capital needs to go into climate solutions. This metric can help to direct ...

Senior appointments at ag managers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... addition to our team. "Nikki's appointment will continue to drive our leadership in the sustainable and responsible investing areas and help us to deliver on our clients' responsible investment objectives." Separately, Impact Ag Partners has ...

Australian Ethical grants $500k to climate solutions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... of this years' recipients," Australian Ethical chief customer officer Maria Loyez commented. "Of course ethical investing isn't philanthropy, but our investors and members can be assured that as their nest egg grows, the Australian Ethical Foundation ...

Ethical ETFs AUM surges in 2023: Betashares

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... a generation," said Betashares responsible investments director Greg Liddell. "The growth in ethical and responsible investing via ETFs is an ongoing trend that is driven by investors and their financial advisers seeking to meet their complementary goals ...

BNP Paribas updates sustainability strategy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Finance and Investment, mobilise capital for sustainable solutions, invest in emerging markets, and enhance impact investing strategies. It has also committed to reducing its exposure to oil and gas in line with 2°C of warming. As a founding ...

Investors "flying blind" to climate litigation risk

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... evaluating risks to their investments. Investors are focusing on physical and transition risks from climate change when investing in major energy companies - and may be overlooking the financial risk from litigation, researchers from Oxford University ...

Growing scope for investing in natural capital: bfinance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
Global investment consultancy bfinance has identified more than 50 asset managers globally who are investing in natural capital. bfinance reported that at a global level, there were more client searches for natural capital manager in 2023 than real ...