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Sustainable finance heavyweight to chair National Reconstruction Fund board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Sustainable finance expert and cofounder of Pollination Group Martijn Wilder will be the inaugural chair of the $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) board. The NRF will invest in manufacturing projects cross seven priority investment areas ...

Morgan Stanley reaches 70% of $1tn sustainable finance goal

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
Morgan Stanley has surpassed the two-thirds mark of its US$1 trillion target for sustainable and low-carbon investments by the end of this decade. The multinational investment bank and financial services company has released its latest ESG report stating ...

Fidelity creates chief sustainability role, plus new chairs for IPCC and PRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Norton Rose Fulbright. The ESG expert is being promoted out of his current role as global head of stewardship and sustainable investing, based in Singapore. Tan will oversee sustainable investing and corporate sustainability across corporate operations ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... regulator issued a warning. "ASIC is actively considering the conduct and obligations of third-party service providers to sustainable finance product issuers," the spokesperson said. "ASIC's jurisdiction includes, but is not limited to, providers ...

Finding opportunities in the energy transition: IML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... of the transition into account when investing now. IML is a quality and value manager and Wood is PM for IML's Sustainable Future Fund. "The best energy transition is the molecules that you don't use," Wood said. "There's a good investment ...

La Trobe Uni issues $175m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... has issued a $175 million green bond that will fund projects in areas including renewable energy, green building, sustainable water and waste management and other initiatives. The Melbourne-based university's inaugural green bond was issued under ...

AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... best talent to enable us to build our investment platform and improve our global presence, with the aim of driving sustainable long-term performance for more than 3.1 million members. With capabilities now in place across private, public and capital ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... world's 45 largest asset management companies based on equity portfolio analysis, stewardship of investee companies, and sustainable finance policy engagement. The study, 2023 Asset Managers and Climate Change, found 95% of portfolios have not made significant ...

IFM Investors certified by Climate Active

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... our emissions are scope 3 - IT services and equipment, professional services, transport and travel," noted head of sustainable investments Rena Pulido. "The emissions actions that we will be taking is to transition to 100% renewable in our offices, engaging ...

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Researchers hope to give fixed income investors and policymakers a way to assess transition risk in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Laura Ryan, head of research at Ardea Investment Management told FS Sustainability that integration ...