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Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... opportunities. Some will build on this momentum over years, taking on larger initiatives, some that we've seen grow to run sustainable enterprises, or even investment-readiness." Applications for the funding program showed that rural communities are ...

Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
The ethical and ESG investment specialist has appointed a head of sustainable investment, promoting from within. In the new role, Kylie Parkyn will continue to oversee the development and implementation of Apostle's sustainable investment strategy ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... achieve that sustainability criteria are increasingly integrated into existing indices, and secondly, that more new sustainable indices are developed for new products." State Street Global Advisors and Vanguard declined to comment. FS Sustainability ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... generating employment in their communities". The fund will help Australian investors "meet their goals of driving sustainable change in our region and shifting the gender imbalance," he said. Susan Clear, director of social impact investing at the Macquarie ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... minutiae, in ESG roles, however, the gender pay gap may not be so disparate. Richard Evans, CEO of specialist ESG and sustainable finance recruiter Talent Nation said despite the gap, there are signs women in ESG, sustainability, and environment are ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
Just 11% of Australia's top 200 listed companies comprehensively disclose sustainable sourcing practices in 2022, according to a new index created by supply chain experts. ASX 200 listed companies are not adequately reporting on the sustainability of ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... want to reduce litigation risk. Peers said proponents of the anti-ESG movement have a "poor understanding of what sustainable investing is" - as sustainability factors have financial consequences for companies and that ignoring them would therefore be ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... something that has been viewed as permanent. It's not," says biodiversity expert Ingrid Kukuljan, head of impact and sustainable investing at Federated Hermes. "Nature is not boundless, nature is a scarce resource just like any resource... and it's becoming ...

Personal views influence climate decision-making

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... study found. Of those utilising climate scenarios provided by the IEA, base forecasts were most likely to reflect the Sustainable Development Scenario - a scenario consistent with rapid decarbonisation which limits global temperature rise to 1.65°C ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) Green Investment Group (GIG). Aware's private equity team will co-invest in Galway Sustainable Capital (GSC), a specialist infrastructure financier acquired by MAM in a US$250 million deal in June. Galway offers scale ...