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Major indices provide ESG clarity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... by major indices, hoping to help investors and the businesses they invest in to navigate biodiversity and sustainable finance requirements. The firms, S&P Dow Jones and Deutsche Bank, recently responded to allegations they listed companies with links ...

Canberra funds $111m EV transition

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... in a move aimed at attracting investment and boosting affordability. The Australian Federal Government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will fund electric vehicles and EV infrastructure. Angle Auto ...

Government to pay super on paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... their retirement incomes with women retiring, on average, with about 25% less super than men," minister for women and finance Katy Gallagher said. "Paying super on government parental leave is an important investment to help close the super gap and to ...

Firms wrestle with ESG data challenges

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... their ESG data, they cannot effectively make decisions using that information," said Nadia Humphreys, head of sustainable finance data solutions at Bloomberg. This comes as KPMG recently published a report finding that most companies plan to spend more ...

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 ...