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ESG engagement key to small cap value: Perennial Value Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Engaging with small and mid-cap companies around key environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues is key to uncovering high quality companies making a positive impact on sustainable outcomes, according to Perennial Value Management. Damian ...

flexigroup pricing $265million ABS with green tranches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
flexigroup has announced it is pricing a A$265 million asset-backed securities with green tranches that are certified by the Climate Bonds Standard Board. The Flexi ABS Trust 2019-2 transaction is supported by a pool of unsecured, consumer receivables ...

Sustainalytics hires Jodie Tapscott as head of Australasia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Sustainalytics has hired Jodie Tapscott as director of client relations and head of Australasia. Tapscott will lead Sustainalytics' business development activities in Australia by "working closely with institutional investors to help them integrate ...

Sexual harassment a potential investment, financial risk in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
With material human rights issues rising on the agenda for companies and their investors, non-governmental organisations are flagging sexual harassment in garment factories as a source of risk, both in terms of productivity losses and reputational risks ...

CEFC, ARENA commit up to $58m for Hornsdale Power Reserve

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) are committing up to $58 million for a 50% expansion of the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, the world's largest grid-scale battery. The Hornsdale ...

Schroders acquires impacting investing firm BlueOrchard

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Schroders has taken a majority ownership stake in impact investing manager BlueOrchard. Graeme Mather, head of distribution, Australia, Schroders Schroders has finalised the acquisition of its ownership stake in BlueOrchard, and he move will see BlueOrchard ...

ESG standards improving in emerging markets: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) standards in emerging market equities are improving, and form an important part of the investment framework for value investing, said T. Rowe Price. Irmak Surenkok, portfolio specialist in the Equity ...

Fiduciary duty, regulatory environment top ESG push factors: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Fiduiary duty and a growing regulatory environment are the top factors pushing institutional investors to adopt environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) strategies, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). Rakhi Kumar, Managing ...

GRI announces new members to Board of Directors for 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Molly Harriss Olson, CEO Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand, Australia, has been re-elected for a further term to the GRI Board of Directors, along with four new members. The new board of directors will begin its tenure 1 January 2020. The new appointees ...

Capgemini evaluates state of energy markets, pressures in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
Australia is experiencing climatic extremes increasing the pressure on the government to focus on climate change policies, in the backdrop of global emissions increases over 2018 and coal, oil and gas remaining the cornerstone of growing energy consumption ...