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Critical minerals get major boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
An ASX-listed miner has received the National Reconstruction Fund's largest commitment to date of $200 million, bringing total public investment to over $1 billion. The $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund Corporation's (NRFC) equity investment ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
APAC financials, energy, and materials firms are most likely to link ESG metrics to executive incentive plans. Across the top 400 APAC firms, 193 disclosed their executive incentive metrics. Three-quarters (74%) used ESG metrics. Australian companies ...

The big green investing trends of 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... boost sustainable bonds issuance. Biodiversity finance and artificial intelligence ethics are now seen as financially material risks for investors. "2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for sustainable investing, with political, macroeconomic, and ...

Aus govt calls VCs and private equity to back circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Doubling Australia's circularity rate could deliver a $26 billion net economic boost to GDP by 2035, according to Canberra's inaugural plan for a circular economy. The Circular Economy Framework, released last week by the federal department of climate ...

What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Michelle Dunstan. Driven by geopolitical pressures, the industry will get back to the fundamentals of practical, financially material responsible investing, Dunstan predicts. It's all about measurable results with climate reporting rolling out from 2025 ...

Podcast: Responsible investing in the context of conflict with Estelle Parker

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Today we take a closer look at weapons and defence-related holdings. We ask the question, what does responsible investing mean in the context of conflict? To answer this question Estelle Parker, co-CEO at Responsible Investment Association Australasia ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... with targets designed to drive continuous improvement across a range of environmental and social considerations that are material to the funds." Charles Davis, CBA sustainable finance and ESG head said the targets demonstrate QIC's willingness to ...

BNPP AM launches Future Forest Fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has launched a fund to meet global demand for sustainably managed timberland investments. The fund is classified Article 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and will invest in sustainable ...

First Aussie circularity fund shoots for $1bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
Boston Global inaugural Circular Future Fund (CFF) promises an economy where no resource goes to waste, with a goal of $1 billion FUM in the next five years. To launch the fund, the investment banker and family office teamed up with environmental organisation ...

Mega asset manager defends OECD complaint

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... institutions are responsible for acting on human rights and environmental harms in index funds. BlackRock knew about material material risks in agribusinesses and specific violations by investee companies, the complaint alleges, including: "stealing ...