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Global fund manager launches bond impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... and annual disclosure of measurable outcomes to ensure positive impact. The strategy will focus on affordable housing, community and economic development, renewable energy and climate change, and natural resources. The strategy will also invest in best-in-class ...

New Forests acquires US timber asset

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... higher returns than a timber-only management approach and to create climate change mitigation outcomes and positive community impact, the firm said. The global forestry investment management firm seeks to deploy at least $500 million in capital for multiple ...

Cooper Energy announces carbon neutral certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
A listed ASX company has announced it is the first carbon neutral domestic gas producer. Cooper Energy said it has been certified carbon neutral by independent firm Climate Active, meaning it has achieved net-zero carbon emissions for its organisational ...

CEO, board salaries cops COVID-19 hit: Governance Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... stagnation is that broadly, boards and executives have responded to the crisis at hand, the uncertainty in the market and community expectations," said Governance Institute of Australia CEO Megan Motto. "This is aggregate data, because there is nuance ...

Extreme weather, human rights intensifying ESG focus: Janus Henderson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Seery pointed to concerns raised over allegations that in China's Xinjiang province, people from the minority Uighur community are being used for forced labour in the manufacture of cotton textiles. In response to these allegations, global brands ...

Regulation needs to keep up with the rise of ethical investing: Hejaz Financial Services

HAKAN OZYON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... training on Islamic finance and Sharia-compliant practices, enabling them to better service the unique needs of the community. There is a real niche for advisers who want to increase financial literacy and create a customer base around values-based principles. ...

Assessing buy now pay later sector through an ESG lens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... industry itself," Saadat said. "You do hear about concerns with BNPL from financial counsellors and people working in the community legal sector, but Afterpay at the moment, the average order value is $150, the average amount of outstanding is around ...

Assessing impacts of nature-based solutions: CMI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... solutions because of the concept of co-benefits - that is, social and environmental benefits such as supporting local community activity and/or improving biodiversity. Nature-based solutions offer multiple levels of benefit for investors and companies ...

New firm to address nature-based solution market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon we're sequestering but also the impact we're creating with the other co-benefits - biodiversity, water, community," said Point Advisory CEO and co-founder Neil Salisbury. "We're seeing a number of different drivers and they're ...

ASX company signs $1.5bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... the three pillars of the "Ramsay Cares" sustainability strategy - Caring for People, Caring for Planet and Caring for Community. The targets have been designed to drive a more intense focus through the business on sustainability, including on the mental ...