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Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative sets working groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... needed to achieve those goals. Through this Initiative, the Australian financial services sector aims to accelerate the shift towards aligning the financial system with a sustainable economy that is fit for the future. "Now the work really begins," O'Connor ...

ASX200 boards still below 30% gender diversity target: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Four ASX200 companies still have no women on their boards, and overall, gender diversity on the boards of ASX200 companies have not hit the 30% target, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The latest AICD Gender Diversity ...

Responsible investment a fundamental practice in NZ: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
Responsible investment is a "fundamental practice" in New Zealand, accounting for more than 70% of total assets under management (AUM), according to the latest Benchmark Report issued by the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). ...

RI market nears $1 trillion, increased focus on lifting leading practice: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
The Australian responsible investment market is nearing the $1 trillion mark, and the next focus of the industry is to focus on defining leading practice and lifting through the industry, according to the Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

Global issuance of green bonds tops $100 billion to date in 2019

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... provides pension funds with the increasing confidence of their role as long term supporters of the leaders in this economy wide shift towards zero carbon." "With the EU Taxonomy's reach initially encompassing Manufacturing, Agriculture, Transport, Buildings ...

CEFC takes $51m stake in Victoria's Kiamal Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... said David Corchia, Total Eren CEO. "With our first project in this country, we are excited to be able to contribute to the shift towards renewable energy in Australia and to local development in Victoria. "I would like to thank our financing partners ...

Factor investing such as ESG strategies can be wise approach: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019  |  NEWS
... investment is only going to continue in Europe. Institutions will face increased pressure from investors as well as government to shift strategies towards sustainable investment with positive impact, Christensen said. "I think this whole idea of the ...

T. Rowe Price analyses water, energy, food nexus and investment impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
A country's water energy food balance can "be a good indicator for the likelihood of greater environmental regulation", with water being the lynchpin as a scarce resource, according to research from T. Rowe Price. (Image courtesy of T. Rowe Price) T. ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives new loan facility, new name

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019  |  NEWS
... of deals? I would have said not yet, because the energy prices and economics weren't right. But now we're seeing a vast shift to renewable energy." Sustainable Australia Fund has lofty targets for the next five years. "We have a five year ambition to ...

Rise of automation to drive emergence of "super jobs": Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
... technology to increase or increase significantly over the next three years. As part of these trends, there is also an increasing shift to team-based work as opposed to a more traditional hierarchical workplace. "We are seeing middle management roles ...