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NZSF quantifies impact investments for the first time

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... practices for asset owners, such as the Impact Management Project's (IMP) Five Dimensions of Impact, in line with guidelines developed by the Impact Investment Network Aotearoa. "We apply the framework to existing investments and continue to seek ...

Former Macquarie chief joins IGCC lineup

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... insights on sustainable development and green finance in China and globally, having organised China's first green finance guidelines and bond taxonomy, led regional pilots, and contributed to various significant initiatives, including the G20 framework ...

Conservation initiatives ignore climate risks: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... promote the actions that build resilience. This would include increased funding commitments and strengthened conservation guidelines. Financial incentives and technical support could also be offered to landholders. Actual activities could include planting ...

ISS ESG introduces new Sustainability Bond Rating

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... evolving reporting landscape for labeled debt," ISS said. The rating assesses alignment with international standards and guidelines on labeled bonds, such as those by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), as well as alignment with the ...

ASIC releases sustainability reporting guidelines

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
Following comprehensive consultation, ASIC has published its regulatory guide on sustainability reporting, having taken on board industry feedback. In November 2024, ASIC released the draft regulatory guidance for consultation. It received 60 submissions ...

Shift away from responsible investing 'overstated': PRI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... investors, with 84% of PRI signatories including corporate sustainability issues in their proxy voting policies and guidelines. And this is done across multiple asset classes now, too. For example, 81% said they conduct stewardship specifically in relation ...

5000 European ESG funds investing in fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... expand, with Glencore and its subsidiaries taking the lion's share. The research also shows that looming regulatory guidelines aimed at curbing greenwashing fall short. From May, investment managers will have to comply with new naming guidelines ...

BlackRock ditches diversity targets, drops hiring mandates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... priorities and long-term objectives. FS Sustainability previously reported that BlackRock watered down its proxy voting guidelines for 2025, ditching its 30% gender balance target in favour of a request for companies to simply explain how diversity fits ...

Investors want more transparency in responsible investment

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... However, achieving this level of transparency remains challenging, namely due to the lack of consistency in reporting guidelines for ESG metrics, Cerulli Associates noted, as the definition of 'ESG risk' varies from investor to investor. More than one-third ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... them with initial public offerings (IPOs). BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, revised its proxy voting guidelines for 2025, from 30% gender balance to a suggestion that investible companies explain how diversity is integrated into board ...