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Westpac, CEFC back climate tech fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... expertise, to help supercharge the growth of emerging climate tech companies." The big four bank gets an added benefit - investing in Fund II will allow Westpac exclusive access to be able to identify emerging leaders and potentially work with them to ...

Asset owners embrace sustainable investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... climate risk on their investments. FTSE Russell's global survey found that for the first time, more asset owners are investing sustainably through passive rather than active investment strategies. Larger asset owners managing over US$10 billion are ...

Green jobs: Impactable, Ortec, Goldman Sachs, Compliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024  |  NEWS
... global news, Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Valentijn van Nieuwenhuijzen, global head of sustainability for public investing, has stepped down. He said: "it's the right time to embark on a new journey and embrace fresh challenges." And back to Australia ...

Podcast: Career change advice - how to break into ESG and sustainability with Belinda White

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... speaks with Belinda White, who successfully transitioned from a communications background into the world of responsible investing and ESG. She now works company-side at Telix Pharmaceuticals as Director of Investor Relations and ESG. Belinda shares valuable ...

Robeco specialist poached by Northern Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... quantitative strategies head for international clients last November. Baltussen, who was most recently head of equity factor investing and co-head of quantitative fixed income at Robeco, will also direct the firm's growing international quantitative ...

Investors worth $42trn target state leaders at COP29

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... biodiversity-related challenges Ramping up of private investment into climate mitigation, resilience and adaptation Investing in emerging markets. "Investors recognise that policy mechanisms are essential to achieve a climate-resilient, net zero emissions ...

Clarity on sector pathways sparks investor confidence

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... country," said Erwin Jackson, managing director of policy. "Australian and global investors are looking for ways to keep investing in renewable energy, green exports, and more efficient industry. "Actionable sector transition pathways can underpin stable ...

ESG moves: S&P, UBS AM, Iress, Climate Energy Finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... Management, announced he will exit in October. His future direction is not publicly known. This follows the head of impact investing boss Narina Mnatsakanian leaving in June after just one year. In local news, FS Sustainability ESG Power 50 winner Blaise ...

UBS passive strategies flagged on human rights

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... in response to activist pressure, cutting off 87% of their credit lines and loans, according to S&P Global. Passive investing carries a heightened risk of exposure to companies involved in human rights abuses, which can lower financial performance - ...

CareSuper ousts ESG policies in merger

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
CareSuper will drop Spirit Super's emissions targets, impact investing, and exclusions of controversial weapons and fossil fuels. The merger slated for November will create a new CareSuper entity with 573,000 members and $53 billion funds under management. ...