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ESG managed funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... policy, we tend to have some pretty progressive thought processes, so it adds value." BetaShares also cites integrity and quality of investment methodology as key reasons behind the demand and return of ETHI. "ETHI applies some of the most stringent ...

Bank, state government become first buyers of Reef Credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... a state government have become the first purchasers of Reef Credits - tradeable units measuring improvements to water quality flowing onto the Great Barrier Reef. HSBC Australia and the Queensland government have become the first-ever private- and public-sector ...

TCorp NSW issues $1.3 billion green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... both domestically and offshore - an excellent achievement and testament to the fact that investors are focused on high quality, sustainable investing over the longer term." The Green Bond proceeds are earmarked to finance green assets that appear in ...

Call for education on difference between sustainable, impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... manager American Century Investments. The American Century Health Care Impact Equity fund, managed by Michael Li, seeks quality stocks by incorporating acceleration, relative strength, and valuation, and currently has US$1.66 billion as of June 2020. ...

BlackRock details engagement activity in stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... were more than 3,000 engagements from July 1 2019 to June 30 2020, an increase of 48% over the previous year, with board quality, corporate strategy and environmental risks as the key element of conversations. BlackRock grounds its stewardship activities ...

Investors to develop tool to measure biodiversity impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... around the world who have signed the statement. The statement demonstrates that there is currently an unmet demand for quality research to assist investors in responding to the biodiversity crisis. The consortium have selected Iceberg Data Lab and I ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks

JOSHUA KENDALL  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... software and services industry group), uniformly negative data from another provider, and our judgement of the relative data quality led to a governance rating in the second percentile.

Solar financier to issue certified green ABS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... established. "Brighte is proud to be working with NAB on what will also be our first bond issuance, which speaks to the quality of our finance products, our customers and the widespread uptake of rooftop solar by Australian households," said Katherine ...

ARENA, CEFC changes open door to CCS, hydrogen investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... CCS projects will need to store each year by 2040. "Australia has a natural competitive advantage in CCS with known high-quality, stable geological storage basins capable of injection at a rate of 300 million tonnes per annum for at least 100 years - ...

Global sustainability standards bodies launch shared vision, goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... typical company in each of 77 industries," said Janine Guillot, CEO of SASB. "SASB Standards are designed to improve the quality and comparability of a core subset of financially material sustainability information, serving as an important complement ...