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Social impact groups bolster leadership

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... (IJM), the world's largest anti-slavery organisation, has appointed a new Australian CEO. Plus: award-winning sustainable fashion house The Social Outfit gets new head of impact. David Braga has been appointed to lead IJM Australia. With more than ...

Two new ETFs for Franklin Templeton

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... before taxes over the medium to longer term. FRGG portfolio manager Francyne Mu said: "We look globally for financially sustainable business models, and proven management teams that are focused on the creation of shareholder value. We utilise the results ...

Upskill needed as mandatory reporting looms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... rapidly evolving global landscape." In response to this and similar findings, Canberra recently released its first Sustainable Finance Capability Framework - upskilling the finance sector on sustainability. The consultation paper is open until the end ...

DEI winner takes home top prize

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... Equity and Inclusion Award. The awards celebrate net zero action, technology, agriculture and regional development, and sustainable tourism. Banksia Foundation CEO Graz van Egmond said the social enterprise demonstrated the important intersection between ...

MLC Life hires from U Ethical

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... last December after a three-year stint. While at the investment house, she led the integration of ESG data and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the investment process and managed the firm's active stewardship activities with portfolio companies ...

Impact investing drops down the list

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... investors' minds focused on returns rather than on the impact of their investment," senior vice president and head of sustainable investing for American Century Investments Sarah Bratton Hughes said. "Nonetheless, there is still a strong willingness ...

ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... greenwashing claims made by companies in the financial services industry. It sends a strong message to companies making sustainable investment claims that they need to reflect the true position." ASIC and Vanguard will return to the courtroom on August ...

Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Owner water-related programs. A one-year position as interim CEO at Eco Guardians followed. There, she helped the sustainable tech firm get investor-ready until her exit in October 2023. The Harvard alumna describes herself as an ESG and sustainability ...

Historic data stymies climate risk pricing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... greening finance - most especially, a growing need for greater research and evidence on which investors can base their sustainable investing decisions, says David McNeil, head of responsible investing research and innovation at Insight Investment. Methodologies ...

Nature taskforce announces leadership overhaul

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... appointed. Mitchell is vice chair of the TNFD stewardship council, engaging globally on risks and opportunities in sustainable finance. Also appointed is Hiro Mizuno, founder and CEO of financial services firm Good Steward Partners. He also advises index ...