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Olympics flame sparks $10bn pledge to sports equality

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Development through Sport The movement, named the Sustainable Development through Sport coalition, is part of the Finance in Common (FiCS) initiative. Notably, Australia's regional development partner, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), did ...

NGS names deputy CIO, expands ESG teams

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... of deputy chief investment officer. He will also assume leadership of the Liquid Alternatives function. Mi has a PhD in finance with a background is asset pricing and financial market nonlinearity. Skye King has been appointed to the expanded role of ...

QIC taps resilience skills

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... from ASX-listed Cromwell Property Group, where he led the global net zero strategy, co-led the group's sustainable finance framework to incentivise decarbonisation and ran the firm's ESG strategy. Before that, Loh worked in EY's climate change ...

ESG safe from layoffs in tight jobs market

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... specific skill sets. Employers are happy to wait for the right talent. Richard Evans, CEO of specialist ESG and sustainable finance recruiter Talent Nation, says there is no shortage of people looking to transition into the sector. Some firms are being ...

Cbus bolsters ESG integration with new hire

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... and sustainability, she has held several sustainable investing advisory roles including with the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative. Williams also led UniSuper's strategy and approach to ESG. She left the super fund in 2019 after 11 years. She ...

Prime role for AI in impact decisions

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... research. The offering will help investors identify companies in the climate solutions space that are aligned with sustainable finance taxonomies. Themes include renewable energy and alternative fuels, energy storage and infrastructure, energy efficiency ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... TelstraSuper is also invested Hysata, a manufacturer of green electrolysers, which also has backing from Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Hostplus. TelstraSuper is currently exploring merger opportunities, with its board saying the fund should embrace ...

Instos continue to fund fossil fuel expansion

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... out of environment and human right non-profit Urgewald, and research firm Profundo, alongside 12 partners including Fair Finance International, Climate Safe Pensions, Greenpeace, and Rainforest Action Network. The data comes from institutional investors' ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... having spent 25 years at the Reserve Bank of Australia. His current roles include co-chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative Taxonomy Technical Experts Group and adjunct professor at Adelaide University's School of Economics. Debelle ...

Robeco expands transition strategy with new funds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... The international asset manager is following through on its commitment towards sustainability integration and transition finance. Robeco has launched two new funds to advance the sustainable transition, focused on emerging economies in Asia. US$125 trillion ...