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UN-informed tool to assess SDG progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... towards sustainable assets by assessing alignment of private sector activity with the SDGs. According to the Global Impact Investing Network, the market for impact investing surpassed US$1 trillion in assets worldwide in 2021. Yet according to UN Sustainable ...

$50 million backing for Conscious Investment Management fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... Ramsay Foundation is the cornerstone investor in CIMSFH2, which will aim to deliver market-rate financial return while investing in social and affordable housing in Australia. Other investors backing the fund include several family office and foundation ...

Surge in executive support for sustainability

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... consumers in India and Canada, being the most concerned. "What we really need to see in the months to come is companies investing in future-proof sustainability measures and pivoting their business models to build sustainable products and services," ...

Workplace conduct a financial risk: Fidelity International

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... big it is from the investor point of view," said Daniela Jaramillo, co-author of the report and head of sustainable investing in Australia for Fidelity International. "When you think of this as an issue of enterprise risk, the governance obligations ...

Greenwashing a serious threat to financial markets: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... market allocation may also result in higher long-term costs." Because of greenwashing, consumers could pay a greenium for investing in funds that don't meet ESG standards "This, coupled with consumers' inability to make informed decisions due to poor ...

H2Kwinana Hydrogen Hub gets $70m government backing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... hydrogen in Australia to reduce our industrial emissions and develop a renewable export future." The Albanese government is investing over half a billion dollars in regional Hydrogen Hubs, including in the Pilbara, Kwinana, Gladstone, Townsville, the ...

New tools available to help investors meet Paris Agreement

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... of new tools have been released from organisations including Moody's Investors Service, ISS STOXX, Global Impact Investing Network, UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment, Bloomberg and Riskthinking.AI. Moody's releases framework for ...

Investing during a disorderly transition: Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... capturing opportunities that will come from some of the disorderliness we will face. Q: What's the balance between investing in adaptation versus mitigation? A: One of the sources of disorder is going to come from physical climate change itself. ...

Greenwashing a barrier to responsible investment uptake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... lack of understanding of methodology used by managers and a desire for financial advice first is stopping them from investing. According to the third 2023 Responsible Investing Report, created by Investment Trends in partnership with Australian Ethical ...

Preparing for COP28: nature and climate integration

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... initiatives like the independent Environmental Protection Agency and the Australian Government's National Landcare Program investing $1 billion over the next four years in sustainable agriculture, conservation, oceans research, and support for First ...