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Quadrant expands to environmental consulting

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... eco-advisory practice. It is a new frontier for Quadrant, whose only prior public disclosure of a sustainability-related investment was in waste management firm TDG Environmental (formerly Total Drain Group) in August 2020. Quadrant integrates ESG factors ...

Asset managers move climate targets in-house

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... achieve our clients' sustainable investing and engagement goals. We remain committed to offering strong sustainable investment capabilities to our clients, including those who are looking to decarbonise their portfolios." Meanwhile, despite Goldman Sachs' ...

What to expect in 2025

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... reporting rolling out from 2025, and investors facing the challenge of aggregating this data and integrating it into investment decision-making processes. With the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy in its final throes, investors will soon benefit ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... comparable in impact to climate change, are now immediate, direct, and global in reach, shaping policies and influencing investment returns, Franklin Templeton Institute investment strategist Kim Catechis said. "The abrupt reversal of the peace dividend ...

Nuveen raises over $400m for real estate debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... 'sustainable linked loans' where possible, with its investments to align with Nuveen Real Estate's responsible investment processes. The announcement follows the extended access to Nuveen's private capital platform in Australia with a ...

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

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... responsible investing mean in the context of conflict? To answer this question Estelle Parker, co-CEO at Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) joins guest host, Financial Standard senior journalist Karren Vergara on the podcast today. ...

Investors zero in on nature, human rights nexus

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has finally tackled the complex issue of nature and human rights in the first comprehensive framework published last week. The UN-convened initiative says more investors and companies are ramping up nature ...

Future Group ramps up screening

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... towards net zero. Sharon Davis, executive director of investments said the strategy represents a significant shift in investment thinking. It's "part of a wider program of reinvestment in climate solutions and positive impact investments across all ...

QIC Real Estate secures $3.75bn SLL

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
QIC Real Estate just converted more than a quarter of its portfolio into Sustainability-Linked Loans (SSL), taking its total sustainable financing to 73.4% of Australian property debt facilities. The funds are QIC Property Fund (QPF) at $2.8bn, and ...

Big names back plastics phaseout

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... consensus among all nations remains elusive... [this] fails to deliver the certainty that business needs to mobilise investment and scale solutions." Wood said the private sector has to lead the charge ahead of regulators, citing Stewart Investor's ...