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U Ethical hires two to investments team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... experience gained from investment banking and investment management roles, covering active and passive portfolio management, credit, rates, money market and foreign exchange. Her particular interests include active credit and initiatives that drive scale ...

GreenCollar secures funding for Queensland carbon farming projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Restoration Fund (LRF). The approved projects will generate an estimated value of $9.5 million worth of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs). The Queensland Government launched the $500 million Land Restoration Fund with the aim of expanding carbon ...

AAIB, Amundi launch climate investment framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... climate-related financing. Last year, Amundi announced the launch of an investment program aimed at developing the green private credit market in Europe, with a focus on small-scale projects. Amundi is partnering with the European Investment Bank (EIB) ...

Why sustainability matters in real estate

CHRIS NUNN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
As Australia's largest employer of 1.4 million people, and its biggest industry, representing 13% of Australian gross domestic product (Property Council of Australia), the real estate industry has a tremendous opportunity to lead the way on addressing ...

HSBC, Pollination Group to launch natural capital asset manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... process. The first fund, which aims to launch mid next year, will look to raise up to US$ 1 billion followed by a carbon credit fund at up to US$2 billion. HSBC intends to become a cornerstone investor in the first fund. The funds will invest in a diverse ...

Heritage Bank enacts environmental, social, governance policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... policy, the bank will apply it to products and services, including looking at green, social and sustainability bonds and credit products, although Lock said nothing was in development at this time.

Nuveen secures $150m in commitments for Global Impact Strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... or opened up and they're doing fine. They're serving needs of customers that are not based on discretionary spending - credit, savings, insurance, health, education, waste management." In Australia, Nuveen has seen an uptick in interest from investors ...

Three lessons when assessing ESG risks: Insight Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... provide an important insight. We believe past exposure to serious governance controversies is a fair indicator of elevated credit risk. Considering the underlying inputs raised some interesting insights: Provider 1 Wirecard scored materially worse than ...

Sefa to increase financing to social enterprises and build resilience

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... commercial acumen and partnerships that we think purpose driven organisations can benefit from." The decisions pertaining to credit and management of the loan will remain with the lender. Treasury noted that the government expects that lenders will look ...

Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this opinion piece from Dr Ian Woods, Specialist, Sustainable Investment, Chronos Sustainability and Clare Richards, Senior Engagement Manager, Church of England Pensions Board. The opinions expressed ...