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Pension fund dumps ESG benchmark for passive investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... "as a measure of improvement". "GPIF conducts passive investments based on ESG indexes from the viewpoint that the sustainable growth of our investee companies and the markets as a whole is critical for the expansion of long-term investment returns of ...

Gender lens investing to receive $1.5bn injection

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... $1.5 billion in gender-based capital by next year. The agreement was struck at a roundtable meeting on Indonesia's sustainable development goals (SDGs) last month, which was attended by several Indonesian government agencies, the Impact Investment Exchange ...

Quinbrook closes clean energy capital raise at $3bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... as a specialist infrastructure investor and manager." Investments include US solar and storage firm Primergy Solar, sustainable data center player Rowan Digital Infrastructure, and a 750-megawatt Origin-contracted Queensland battery called the Supernode ...

Asset managers fast track portfolio targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... United Nations-supported network the Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI or UN PRI), disclosure system CDP, and sustainable finance advocate Ceres. Ceres CEO and president Mindy Lubber said the data represents meaningful progress in addressing ...

NZ investors to buoy positive impact funds, fears greenwashing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... didn't reflect their values. In order of importance, investors want funds that promote healthy rivers and oceans, sustainable water management, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and biodiversity. "There are a growing number of mainstream New Zealand ...

ISS ESG to plug emissions data shortfall for banks, insurers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... biggest hurdles for banks and insurers looking to comply to imminent emissions disclosure laws. This week ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, announced a string of upgrades to its Climate Solutions suite, including the release of a ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... remain intact, adding it's on a more solid footing than in FY21 when returns soared to near 50%. While its other sustainable options saw strong performance in FY24, the much more volatile GEO option didn't fare so well, returning close to -16% ...

IFM, ASX-listed firms bet on renewable fuels

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... their existing feasibility work to develop feedstock supply and production capacity of renewable fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel in Australia. Renewable fuels are manufactured from organic waste and converted to ...

Aus funds hit by outflows, global gains for passive ESG

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... hard by outflows in the June quarter, but some strategies and fund managers are thriving. Australia and New Zealand sustainable funds suffered $1.2 billion in outflows (US$800 million) in the three months to June, compared with what was a promising start ...

QIC replaces real estate managing director

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... discipline lead. Loh joined from Cromwell Property Group where he led the global net zero strategy and co-led the group sustainable finance framework to incentivise decarbonisation. They report to Andrew Sellick, who is the principal of sustainability ...