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Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... diversity in their investment teams. In the highest-paid teams at most asset owners and managers, women make up 18% of portfolio managers and 11% of chief investment officers in Australia. Future IM/Pact's mentoring initiative will match aspiring ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... Fund uses an Australian-funded guarantee to back loans to women. "To date, we have not experienced any loan loss in the portfolio, and these businesses are generating employment in their communities". The fund will help Australian investors "meet their ...

Funds SA hires ESG expert

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... The investment arm of the South Australian government has welcomed Kana Thorpe to the newly created role of assistant portfolio manager for responsible investment. Thorpe has over 17 years of experience working across various ESG roles in various project ...

Tracking nature: finance lags on biodiversity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... on deforestation, according to new research out of Global Canopy. The majority (55%) of financiers with the highest portfolio exposure to deforestation have not set any deforestation policy. This includes BlackRock, Vanguard and T. Rowe Price. However ...

Defunct fund pays greenwashing fine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... activity, that activity would be considered material and the asset could not be held." MSC said General Electric was in the portfolio "as one of the world's leading wind turbine suppliers, and a key player in developing the necessary technologies to ...

Aware and Macquarie partner on green finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... tabled its own response to the legislature. Aware says the deal will help diversify its A$10.2 billion private equity portfolio geographically. It will also broaden exposure to financial services and the energy transition. "GSC has exceptionally strong ...

Rest makes another impact investment allocation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... can play an important role in meeting our objective of a 1% allocation to impact investments across the fund's total portfolio by 2026, and can complement our existing private market impact investments." Rest defines 'impact investments' as investments ...

Podcast: Driving net zero in infrastructure - Niall Mills

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reflect its commitment to sustainability. As part of this process, the firm has set fi ve minimum standards for all portfolio companies. The minimum standards include health and safety, with zero accident targets and standard reporting; environmental ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... It consists of over 250,000 photovoltaic panels and is owned and operated by Vena Energy. Vena Energy's operational portfolio totals 407 MW with a renewable energy pipeline of 6 GW in Australia. Amazon now derives 90% of electricity from renewable energy ...

Stewart Investors joins Responsible Minerals initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... US$6.59 trillion of assets as of November 2021. "Good responsible investment practice means investors engaging their portfolio companies and working more closely with industry players on systemic ESG issues that matter," said Principles for Responsible ...