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Giant Leap completes fundraise for second impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... linked to generation of measurable positive social or environmental impact." "This is all in line with our belief that investing with purpose leads to greater returns," Richardson said. "The companies we work with have an unfair advantage on their competitors ...

Are companies drowning in a sea of ESG requests?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... rationale and gathering information, but there is an expectation on investor that they engage with company they're investing in directly. We want those investors to be engaged," Debelle said. "We are not drowning in a sea of requests from investors ...

Investing in First Nations People

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... through land use agreements and commercial agreements. There is a rapidly emerging First Nations interest in impact investing, and this emerging economy lends itself to further engagement by investors with First Nations people.

Could the anti-woke movement take hold in Australia?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... climate change. And just last week Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill barring state officials from investing public money to promote ESG goals, and prohibiting ESG bond sales. This is deterring public entities from including ESG matters ...

Government advisors call for investment in circular economy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... The panel called on investors to think creatively about how to invest with maximum success in the long term - such as investing in cutting-edge innovative technology research that will unlock this transformation. "Getting this right is a systems response ...

American Century Investments on impact investing and best in progress

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023  |  NEWS
Head of ESG and sustainable investing at American Century Investments, Sarah Bratton Hughes, says the market is moving away from best in class, and towards best in progress, at a time when emissions are at an all-time high. The US-based ESG leader says ...

Casting a wide net: ending modern slavery in fisheries

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... Another investment manager that monitors supply chains of companies it invests in is Robeco. Robeco senior sustainable investing specialist, Ghislaine Nadaud, said that modern slavery and human rights is one of the company's key themes for engagement ...

Podcast: Impact investing - from rethink to redefine and reallocate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
We're joined by Nuveen global head of impact private equity Rekha Unnithan. Impact investing and the ability to invest to achieve real world social and environmental outcomes as well financial returns is a hot topic in investing, and Unnithan brings ...

Modern slavery, just transition, tax key themes: Robeco

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... ensure sufficient coverage by scheduling the opening and closing of themes on a quarterly basis," Robeco's sustainable investing specialist Laura Bosch Ferreté said. "Every year we will be closing off themes that reached the three-year milestone while ...

Turning PV waste into investment opportunity

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... of scale and consistency not just in processing but in administration and cost sharing. The Australian Government is investing more than $1 billion towards waste and recycling industries and recycling schemes through the $26 million National Product ...