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Unloved sector poised to reap rewards

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Smart investors are buying into firms angling to solve the agri-food sector's biggest challenges, says Tai Lin, managing partner at private equity giant Proterra Asia. Amid an escalating global food crisis and the urgency of climate change, the ...

Ausbil steps up slavery crackdown

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... became the first investor to sign with Domus 8.7, an anti-slavery charity set up to help meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 of ending slavery by 2030. According to CEO Mark Knight, modern slavery has long been a key focus of Ausbil's ESG efforts ...

Podcast: Impact investing vs philanthropy - UN SDGs with Read Taylor Price

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... misleading marketing through 'social-washing'. Of course, poverty is not the only critical UN Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) - there are actually 17 of them, of which many are interconnected. To discuss, Read Taylor Price is the founder ...

Social-washing hides lapse in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
Many investors are overstating impact while progress stalls on sustainable development goals (SDGs), according to Investors for Impact. The investment community plays a crucial role in achieving SDGs by leveraging the power of capital markets, says ...

ClearBridge launches new ESG fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
ClearBridge Investments has launched the Global Value Improvers Fund, which aims to provide exposure to undervalued companies and those that are currently improving on ESG measures. This comes after ClearBridge launched its first global equity option ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
ANZ bank, fund manager Nuveen and the Australian Department of Finance and Trade (DFAT) are part of a steering committee backing Indonesia's move to raise $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting ...

Olympics flame sparks $10bn pledge to sports equality

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
International development banks pledge $10 billion to promote the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in sports. This comes as the Paris Summer Olympics kick off, with the opening ceremony held on Friday. The inaugural Sport for ...

Rest awards private equity mandate to TowerBrook Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
Rest has awarded a US$75 million ($112.15 million) mandate to transatlantic investment manager TowerBrook Capital Partners, for its Delta private equity impact fund. The Delta fund will invest in mid-sized private companies that are expected to generate ...

Preqin offers ESG benchmark for alternatives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
The financial data provider has launched a new ESG fund performance benchmark in what it says is a market first. The standard covers environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund performance win the context of wider private market asset classes (private ...

DEI winner takes home top prize

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024  |  NEWS
A social enterprise that employs refugee and migrant women has won the National Banksia Award; it's the first time a nomination in the DEI category has taken out the top sustainability prize. The fashion house The Social Outfit provides employment and ...