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Social issues and climate dominate engagement: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Australian companies on this topic, Colton added. In Australia, State Street engaged with Dexus, Rio Tinto, Santos Spark Infrastructure, and Woodside. While State Street remains engaged on the topic of diversity and inclusion, it will be pushing beyond ...

Positive outlook for impact future: Conscious Investment Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... Conscious Investment Management. CIO Matthew Tominc noted that Conscious Investment Management focuses on social infrastructure like disability housing, deep impact, such as social impact bonds, property, including affordable housing, and environmental ...

Investors, assemble: Climate League launched

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... commitment aligns IFM Investors with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and is an extension of its actions on its infrastructure assets. IFM Investors said it has established a multi-disciplinary taskforce to support the commitment, spearheaded by its ...

Green loans in "nascent" stage: Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... mechanisms to drive investment decision making and capital allocation around building low carbon and sustainable infrastructure, business practices and operating models." The report also notes that investors and lenders are increasingly including ESG ...

Fund manager creates, hires for ESG role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... broader sustainability strategy. Prior to her role at Transurban, she spent four years as a case manager at the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia, where she was responsible for helping infrastructure teams across the nation achieve better ...

Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... support this regulation, the government announced plans to spend $250 million over four years to modernise recycling infrastructure, divert more than 600,000 tonnes of recyclable waste from ending up in landfill and create 10,000 jobs, Frydenberg said. ...

QBE makes allocation to impact investment fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... portfolio has, to date, invested in 66 enterprises including social impact bonds, social bonds, green bonds and infrastructure - supporting a range of initiatives from renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure, to social services and programs to ...

Positive ESG impact linked to financial performance: Melior

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the ASX300." In the impact report, Melior cite property group Dexus for its positive impact regarding sustainable infrastructure and green buildings and New Zealand energy groups Meridian and Mercury for their work on reducing inequalities. In its first ...

IIG launches alternative fund-of funds impact strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... environmental impacts. The Impact Alternatives Fund will include a mix of investments covering renewable energy infrastructure such as large scale solar farms, impact private equity, venture capital for high-growth startups which meet the fund's ...

IGCC CEO appointed to Greater Sydney Commission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... including technology, advanced manufacturing, international trade, medical, finance & investment, research and infrastructure. "This provides us with an exciting opportunity to coordinate projects and collaborate with the private sector," said Minister ...