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Apostle promotes PM to investment lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... ago as a special advisor to the impact portfolio management team. She made the move after completing a sustainability finance course at Cambridge University. Soon, she managed the firm's sustainable investment portfolio strategy and led the initiatives ...

ESG indices linked to Myanmar junta

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... they can bring to the table with their outsourced index providers, or any other intermediary." Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) told FS Sustainability it will include human rights in its development of its Australian sustainable finance ...

Climate group exodus unlikely to hinder climate action: IGCC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... "Our commitment to implementing best practices in our evaluation of environmental and social risks in project-related finance transactions has not changed." The firm told FS Sustainability its policies will continue to be informed by the Equator Principles ...

Industry unveils plan to boost female executives

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
A new mentor program from Future IM/Pact is making it easier for investment teams to recruit female finance professionals. The program hopes to address key structural barriers that hinder skilled and numerate women from entering Australia's $4 trillion ...

Gender-based strategy gives impact investing a boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... to back loans to women. It has enabled over 500 women-led SMEs in Southeast Asia to access $4.43 million in a blended finance model. Good Return Asia manager Diana Tjoeng says gender-driven investing solutions provide a solution to helping women access ...

Mind the gap: Women in ESG may earn more than broader finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... financial services and professional, scientific and technical services were revealed to be more male-dominated. In the finance industry, the median base salary gender pay gap is 23%, and the median total remuneration gender pay gap is 26%. Although the ...

ASX 200 lacks sourcing transparency

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... with companies in the consumer staples sector having a significantly higher volume of procurement of physical goods than finance." All sectors disclosed more in governance and environmental aspects, and less in economic and social aspects. "Some reasons ...

Upward trends continue despite ESG backlash

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... (CIO) at Mirova. The B Corp, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers with US$32.8 billion AUM, provides responsible finance solutions to institutional and wholesale renewable energy, storage and low-carbon mobility providers. Peers says that although ...

Blue bonds: A growing resource for sustainability financing

MATT LAWTON, TONGAI KUNORUBWE  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... inland water and ocean ecosystems have created an urgent need for solutions. Blue bonds are becoming an innovative means to finance marine projects as well as for water resource management. Blue financing is an emerging area of sustainable finance, with ...

Looking beyond the gender pay gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... reveals the construction industry - a traditionally male-dominated field - has a median pay gap of 32%. Similarly, the finance industry has a median total remuneration gap of 26%. "We need to see more women in senior roles to address these challenges," ...