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ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023 | NEWS

ANZ has announced several new hires for its global sustainable finance team as part of a target to hit $100 billion in sustainable financing and funding by the end of 2030. Cédric Chaudron has been hired to a new Brisbane-based role of executive director ...

Does ESG have a fiduciary problem?

ROSE MARY PETRASS | WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023 | NEWS

ESG alone cannot drive value creation, but ESG integration can be used to gain competitive advantage, according to Prequin. The investment data company's latest survey of limited partners featured in Preqin's ESG in Alternatives 2023 report ...

CPA's putting the 'S' in ESG: How does Canada compare?

ROSE MARY PETRASS | FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023 | NEWS

When it comes to the role of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in social governance and community impact, Australia and Canada share similar contexts and have much to learn from each other. In Canada, as in Australia, many companies now view ESG as ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS | WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023 | NEWS

Research from Preqin reveals ESG and impact investing is now mainstream: there has been a significant surge in ESG fundraising with capital raising experiencing a threefold increase. While private equity remains the dominant asset class, infrastructure ...

Origin Energy acquires 5% stake in battery cleantech Allegro

ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023 | NEWS

Origin Energy has acquired a 5% stake in ReNu Energy's battery cleantech investee company Allegro Energy for $4 million. The funding will support the cleantech's first Gigafactory as well as a staged development of a 60MWh pilot Redox Flow Battery (RFB) ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023 | NEWS

QIC Infrastructure and Vector Ltd have closed a A$1.6bn green loan for the largest smart metering provider in Australia and New Zealand, Vector Metering. The loan comprises green term loans to fund QIC's 50% interest in Vector Metering in addition to ...

Singapore to scale climate data with CDSC NZDPU partnership

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023 | NEWS

The Climate Data Steering Committee (CDSC), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on access to climate-related data. The collaboration will join MAS and SGX ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS | MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023 | NEWS

Asia is in the midst of a rapid evolution in investment trends as governments, regulators and investors crack down on climate and corporate governance, according to global sustainable investment heads. There are opportunities for investors in the region ...

New Forests adds California forestry assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023 | NEWS

Global nature-based real assets manager New Forests has bought a 7,600 hectare timber asset in the Mount Shasta region of California. It is the first asset acquired by New Forests' Forest Climate Solutions Fund (FCS) which focuses on combining returns ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS | THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023 | NEWS

It's been a big week for executive appointments in responsible investment and sustainable finance, as industry leaders bolster their ESG teams and sharpen their sustainability strategies. N ew director for First Sentier's MUFG Sustainable Investment ...

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UN pension chief joins Northern Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The head of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is taking on a new role at Northern Trust Asset Management.

Podcast: Exploring emerging markets and sustainability

THE GREENER WAY | 6:56AM

Pablo Berrutti, senior portfolio specialist at Stewart Investors, discusses emerging market investment opportunities and their main growth drivers.

Carbon emission stabilisation 'reframes' investment climate risk: Emmi

MATTHEW WAI

Latest modelling from Emmi indicates carbon emissions may plateau within the next two years before gradually declining, signalling the first ever emission stabilisation outside of an economic crisis.

Hollywood heavyweights call on pension fund to divest fossil fuels

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

The likes of Sally Field, Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda are calling on the SAG-Producers Pension Plan to dump its holdings in oil and gas companies.

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